House of Assembly: Wednesday, February 13, 2019

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Emergency Departments

618 Mr PICTON (Kaurna) (13 February 2018). Given that there is no historical information available on the SA Health Dashboard website, what was the longest wait (in hours) recorded for a patient in emergency for:

(a) April 2018?

(b) May 2018?

(c) June 2018?

(d) July 2018?

(e) August 2018?

(f) September 2018?

The Hon. D.C. VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN (Stuart—Minister for Energy and Mining): The Minister for Health and Wellbeing has advised:

Longest visit (in hours) (95th percentile) recorded for a patient in a SA Public Hospital Emergency Department – Major Metro and Country
Apr-18 36.7
May-18 34.5
Jun-18 48.6
Jul-18 36.9
Aug-18 44.5
Sep-18 43.3
Oct-18 36.4
Nov-18 46.3
Dec-18 45.2


Note about ED longest visit time:

ED data is for major metro and major country hospitals only

Excludes Repatriation General Hospital, Lyell McEwin Hospital—Women's Assessment Service and Women's and Children's Hospital—Women's Assessment Service