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Priority Care Centres

In reply to the Hon. I. PNEVMATIKOS (6 February 2020).

The Hon. S.G. WADE (Minister for Health and Wellbeing): I have been advised:

In the first six weeks of operation in 2020, across the three priority care centres (PCCs) operating at that time, a total of 445 patients have been seen who would otherwise have been seen at an emergency department. The fourth PCC commenced in March following completion of renovations.

The overall weekday average number of people seen per site is 4.1. Numbers vary day to day across sites with up to 12 people receiving their care at a single site on a single weekday.