Legislative Council Wednesday 20 March, 2019
Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT
Mr President, the question is to the Leader. With regards to critical incidents events that occur and are reported throughout the Tasmanian Health Service -
(1) How many critical incident events have been reported over the last
five years, reported separately by -
(a) Hospital - North West Regional Hospital, Mersey Community Hospital, Launceston General Hospital and Royal Hobart Hospital?
(b) Area within hospital - for example, emergency department, medical ward and psychiatric ward and ICU?
ANSWER
Mr President, I thank the member for Murchison for her question. We will
start with hospital area -
Hospital/Area
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
Total
Launceston General Hospital
7
2
7
4
2
22
Acute Medical Unit
1
1
2
Angiography NCCU Cardio Neuro
2
1
1
4
Emergency Department
1
2
1
4
Intensive Care Unit
2
1
1
4
Medical Imaging
1
1
Operating Room Suite
1
1
2
Ward 4D
1
1
Ward 5A
1
1
Ward 5D
1
1
Northside Ward
1
1
2
Mersey Community Hospital
1
4
1
6
Emergency Department
2
2
Medical Ward
2
1
3
Surgical Ward
1
1
North West Regional Hospital
1
1
3
1
7
13
Emergency Department
1
1
2
Maternity (NWPH)
1
1
Medical Ward
1
1
Obstetrics & Gynaecology
2
2
Surgical Ward
1
1
2
Theatre
1
1
2
Spencer Clinic
1
2
3
Royal Hobart Hospital
11
9
13
16
10
59
2D Cardiac
1
1
2J Medical Ward
1
1
2
7A Medical Ward
1
1
2
Assessment Planning Unit
1
2
3
Cardiac Catheterisation Suite
1
1
Department of Critical Care Medicine
1
1
2
4
Emergency Department
1
3
6
8
18
Medical Imaging
3
1
4
Paediatrics
1
1
Perioperative Services
1
2
2
3
3
11
Surgical Services
1
1
2
Department of Psychiatry
1
2
2
2
1
8
Inpatient and Extended Treatment
1
1
2
Total
20
12
23
25
20
100
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