Hospital Transfers

Ms CHAPMAN (Bragg—Deputy Leader of the Opposition) (15:05): My question is for the Minister for Health: will the minister confirm that as a result of the Transforming Health program, patients presenting to Modbury emergency department after hours will have to be transferred to another hospital if they require surgery?

The Hon. J.J. SNELLING (Playford—Minister for Health, Minister for Mental Health and Substance Abuse, Minister for the Arts, Minister for Health Industries) (15:05): Emergency surgery certainly won't be done at Modbury Hospital, that's for sure. Elective surgery will be done at Modbury Hospital, but emergency surgery won't. So, if you present to Modbury Hospital emergency department and you require emergency surgery then, yes, you will be transferred either to the Lyell McEwin Hospital or to the Royal Adelaide Hospital, I would imagine.