HOSPITALS — MATERNITY BYPASSES
228. Hon STEVE MARTIN to the Leader of the House
representing the Minister for Health:
I refer to hospital bypass events in
which hospitals divert patients to alternative locations due to capacity
issues, workforce shortages and other strains on our healthcare system.
(1) For each of
the months from September 2021 to February 2022, how many maternity bypasses
occurred across the metropolitan area?
(2) For the same
period, were there any maternity bypasses in the WA Country Health Service;
and, if so, how many were there in each of the months listed above?
Hon SUE
ELLERY replied:
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question. It is not possible to provide the requested
information in the time required, and I therefore ask the honourable member to
place this question on notice.