Ambulance Ramping

In reply to Ms BEDFORD (Florey) (18 June 2019).

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

1. On rare occasions patients have been ramped at the Whyalla and Port Augusta Hospital emergency department (EDs).

I am advised that this has occurred on less than five occasions at Port Augusta in the past 12 months and only once at Whyalla.

2. Port Augusta and Whyalla ambulance stations each has:

four single stretcher ambulances, one of which is a four-wheel-drive, and

one light fleet for single response.