House of Assembly Fifty-Fourth Parliament, Second Session (54-2) 54 2 Parliament of South Australia House of Assembly published Answers to Questions Public Health Services Public Health Services Mr PICTON House of Assembly Kaurna Public Health Services 480 Mr PICTON (Kaurna) (6 May 2021). For each month over the past 12 months, what was the longest wait of a mental health patient in emergency waiting for a bed (in hours)? The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL House of Assembly Dunstan Premier Public Health Services The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL (Dunstan—Premier): I have been advised: For the 12 month period from April 2020 to March 2021, the maximum ED wait time (in hours) that a mental health patient waited in emergency for a suitable bed is displayed in Table 1 below: TABLE 1—Mental Health Related Maximum ED Wait Times to Admission Hospital Region Apr-20 May-20 Jun-20 Jul-20 Aug-20 Sep-20 Oct-20 Nov-20 Dec-20 Jan-21 Feb-21 Mar-21 Country 6.33 14.37 19.7 23.33 12.98 5.48 9.42 10.15 12.25 3.8 37.08 5.23 Metro 121.32 96.8 114.15 121.58 116.53 95.82 112.38 59.37 74.53 98.47 109.07 95.65 Notes: Includes only seven major and 10 country hospitals Wait time to admission (hours) – The length of time in hours from the decision to admit till departure (from ED)