Queensland Health is so sick that ambulance ramping is worse in Queensland than in the southern states.
Shadow Minister for Health Ros Bates said the State Government was losing control of health.
“Victoria is the most locked-down state in the world, yet Queensland’s ramping rate is far worse,” she said.
“How can this be?
“What has the State Government been doing for the past 18 months to prepare Queensland hospitals for a major COVID 19 outbreak?”
Ms Bates said the LNP has put solutions on the table including more beds, improved triaging, empowering local hospital boards and introducing real time data monitoring for our emergency departments.
“Embattled Health Minister Yvette D’Ath has no credibility and no plan,” she said.
“Our hard working doctors and nurses are exhausted.
“As a nurse and former hospital administrator, I know how stressful it is for our frontline staff who are over worked and under-resourced.
“Patient care must be the top priority and all Queenslanders deserve a world class health system no matter where they live.”
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Ambulance Ramping – June Quarter 2021 (April, May June)
- Queensland: 41% of Ambulances Ramped
- New South Wales: 21.3% of Ambulances Ramped
- Victoria: 33.6% of Ambulances Ramped
% Population on Elective Surgery Waiting List – June Quarter 2021 (April, May June)
- Queensland: 1.09%
- New South Wales: 1.04%
- Victoria: 1.00%
Population Per 100,000 on the Elective Surgery Waiting List – June Quarter 2021 (April, May June)
- Queensland: 1,090
- New South Wales: 1,043
- Victoria: 1,003
Sources:
QLD: http://www.performance.health.qld.gov.au/Hospital/HospitalActivity/99999
NSW: https://www.bhi.nsw.gov.au/media/2021/surgery-waiting-lists-down-but-record-activity-across-hospital-and-ambulance-services#:~:text=On%20the%20time%20it%20took,from%20April%20to%20June%202019.
VIC: https://vahi.vic.gov.au/reports/victorian-health-services-performance
| Hospital | % of Ambulances Ramped: Jun 2021 |
| Redland Hospital | 65 |
| Logan Hospital | 62 |
| Queen Elizabeth II Hospital | 61 |
| Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital | 55 |
| The Prince Charles Hospital | 53 |
| Sunshine Coast University | 53 |
| Gold Coast University Hospital | 49 |
| Ipswich | 49 |
| Mater Adult (Public) | 48 |
| Princess Alexandra Hospital | 48 |
| Robina Hospital | 46 |
| Caboolture Hospital | 44 |
| Redcliffe Hospital | 44 |
| Nambour Hospital | 44 |
| Rockhampton Hospital | 43 |
| Hervey Bay | 35 |
| Toowoomba | 33 |
| Cairns Hospital | 31 |
| Gympie Hospital | 31 |
| Mackay Hospital | 27 |
| Bundaberg | 27 |
| Queensland Children’s Hospital | 15 |
| Townsville Hospital | 13 |
| Gladstone Hospital | 12 |
| Maryborough | 10 |
| Mount Isa Hospital | 4 |
Ramping: When a patient is left in an ambulance after arriving at hospital longer than the clinically recommended time of 30mins.