House of Assembly Fifty-Second Parliament, First Session (52-1) 52 1 Parliament of South Australia House of Assembly published Answers to Questions Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Infection METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION Dr McFETRIDGE House of Assembly Morphett METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION 88 Dr McFETRIDGE (Morphett) (1 June 2010). What is the current rate per 1,000 for admitted patients of Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus infection in— (a)	all South Australian public hospitals; (b)	public hospitals in rural and remote Areas; (c)	the Royal Adelaide Hospital, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Flinders Medical Centre, and Lyell McEwen Hospital, respectively; and (d)	the Whyalla, Port Augusta, Port Lincoln, Berri and Mount Gambier Hospitals, respectively? The Hon. J.D. HILL House of Assembly Kaurna Minister for Health Minister for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Minister for the Southern Suburbs Minister Assisting the Premier in the Arts METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION 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 Department of Health monitors the rate of health care associated with Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus infection in public acute care hospitals. This does not include all of the smaller rural and remote facilities, where health care associated infection with this organism is extremely rare. Rates are expressed per 1,000 patient-days, rather than admissions, which is in line with national definitions. The current rates for the hospitals named are as follows:' Aggregate Rate forJul 2009-April 2010 South Australian Public Hospitals(eight Metropolitan and six Country) 0.16 Country Hospitals (six) 0.09 Royal Adelaide Hospital 0.37 The Queen Elizabeth Hospital 0.18 Flinders Medical Centre 0.14 Lyell McEwin Hospital 0.05 Whyalla Hospital 0.18 Port Augusta Hospital 0.17 Port Lincoln Hospital 0.00 Berri Hospital 0.00 Mount Gambier Hospital 0.06