A number of planned elective surgeries have been put on hold in Western Australia due to a significant surge in demand on hospital emergency departments.<\/p>\n
In response to questions from the ABC, Health director general Dr Shirley Bowen said a high volume of patient presentations to WA’s public hospitals overnight on Monday into Tuesday caused the surge.<\/p>\n
As a result, a number non-urgent surgeries planned for Wednesday in the metro area have been rescheduled.<\/p>\n
The postponement of elective surgeries is a strategy used by health authorities when the system is under pressure.<\/p>\n
In November 2021, widespread cancellations of non-urgent surgery across WA occurred during a strain on resources due to the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n
Dr Bowen said that was to ensure access to emergency healthcare for the rest of the week and impacted patients would be notified by their treating hospital.<\/p>\n
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WA Health Director General Shirley Bowen says a number of non-urgent operations sheduled for Wednesday have been postponed.\u00a0 (ABC News)<\/p>\n
“To ensure access to emergency healthcare for Western Australians for the remainder of the week, WA Health is proactively rescheduling some non-urgent surgeries in the metropolitan area,” Dr Bowen said.<\/p>\n
“We continue to prioritise our most seriously ill and injured patients.<\/p>\n
“Our hospitals continue to carefully manage surgery lists so that our sickest and most urgent cases are cared for promptly.”<\/p>\n
Dr Bowen acknowledged that the rescheduling might be “inconvenient and difficult for some patients”.<\/p>\n
“We are committed to ensuring patients’ surgery is re-scheduled as soon as possible.”<\/p>\n
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