CORONAVIRUS CARE — Bunbury Hospital at South West
Health Campus
9. Hon JAMES HAYWARD to the Leader of the House
representing the Minister for Health:
I refer to Bunbury Health Campus.
(1) How many
intensive care unit beds are established and operational at Bunbury Hospital at
South West Health Campus?
(2) How many respirators are stored
at Bunbury health campus?
(3) Can the
minister confirm that the McGowan government plans to relocate any regional
COVID patient requiring ICU care to Perth?
(4) If yes to (3), is the McGowan government concerned
that regional Western Australians requiring ICU care for COVID will not
be able to be close to their families and community?
Hon SUE
ELLERY replied:
(1) There are eight.
(2) Respirators
include N95 masks required for use in all emergency departments. Supply of
these stocks vary on a daily basis.
(3)–(4) Most
COVID patients will be able to be cared for in their home. Approximately 0.5 to
one per cent of patients will need hospital care. Most of these patients will
be able to be managed in their local hospital. However, should they require ICU
care, they will be transferred to an ICU in order for them to receive the
highly specialised complex care that is only available in an ICU.