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SURGICAL PATIENTS
20 Dr McFETRIDGE (Morphett) (1 June 2010). During 2008-09, how many surgical patients were re-admitted within seven days after being operated on and discharged from each of the following hospitals—Flinders Medical Centre, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Lyell McEwen Hospital, Modbury Hospital Whyalla Hospital, Port Augusta Hospital, Mt Gambier Hospital and Port Lincoln Hospital?
The Hon. J.D. HILL (Kaurna—Minister for Health, Minister for Mental Health and Substance Abuse, Minister for the Southern Suburbs, Minister Assisting the Premier in the Arts): I am advised:
The number of surgical patients readmitted within seven days during 2008-09 to the nominated hospitals, is presented in the below table. The table also includes the readmission rate: the number of readmissions divided by the total number of discharges for surgical patients.
| Hospital | Readmissions within 7 days | Readmission rate |
| Flinders Medical Centre | 109 | 0.8 per cent |
| The Queen Elizabeth Hospital | 72 | 0.8 per cent |
| Lyell McEwin Hospital | 65 | 1.0 per cent |
| Modbury Hospital | 26 | 0.8 per cent |
| Whyalla Hospital | 6 | 0.3 per cent |
| Port Augusta Hospital | 10 | 0.7 per cent |
| Mount Gambier Hospital | 18 | 0.8 per cent |
| Port Lincoln Hospital | 9 | 0.7 per cent |
The Australian Government and the States/Territories have agreed on a national approach for identifying readmissions for elective surgery. This approach has been adopted in preparing the table.