House of Assembly
Fifty-Fourth Parliament, First Session (54-1)
54
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Parliament of South Australia
House of Assembly
published
Answers to Questions
Emergency Departments
Emergency Departments
Mr PICTON
House of Assembly
Kaurna
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
House of Assembly
Stuart
Minister for Energy and Mining
Emergency Departments
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:
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ED data is for major metro and major country hospitals only
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Excludes Repatriation General Hospital, Lyell McEwin Hospital—Women's Assessment Service and Women's and Children's Hospital—Women's Assessment Service