Modbury Hospital

Dr McFETRIDGE (Morphett) (14:43): My question is to the Minister for Health. Given that under Transforming Health the Modbury emergency department will not have access to a high dependency unit or acute surgery, can the minister guarantee the long-term viability of the emergency department at Modbury?

Ms Bedford interjecting:

The SPEAKER: I call to order the member for Florey.

The Hon. J.J. SNELLING (Playford—Minister for Health, Minister for Mental Health and Substance Abuse, Minister for the Arts, Minister for Health Industries) (14:43): Yes, of course I can. Modbury Hospital is a very important part of our health infrastructure in this state.

Mr Pisoni interjecting:

The SPEAKER: The member for Unley is warned for the second and last time.

The Hon. J.J. SNELLING: The emergency department plays a vital role. It is an emergency department I make frequent use of, more frequent than I would prefer, but when you have lots of kids they tend to have scrapes, bumps, flus, temperatures, any number of things. I know that with any move to do anything to the emergency department, if my wife did not kill me the member for Florey certainly would.