HOSPITAL SERVICES REPORT : METROPOLITAN HEALTH CARE SERVICES- NOV 96
Improving Access to Metropolitan Public Hospital
The implementation of the changes proposed in the Metropolitan Heath Care Services Plan will increase the proportion of services provided beyond eight kilometres of the city. By making services more accessible, people in the outer suburbs will travel shorter distances to receive the health care they need.
Predicted shift of acute hospital activity: 1996-2001
Actual and predicted percentage of acute inpatient services provided more than 8km outside of CBD
| HEALTH CARE NETWORK | BEFORE RESTRUCTURE1 | AFTER RESTRUCTURE2 |
| Western | 41% | 46% |
| Women's and Children's3 | 0% | 9% |
| North Eastern | 80% | 96% |
| Inner and Eastern | 32% | 41% |
| Southern | 100% | 100% |
| Peninsula | 100% | 100% |
| TOTAL | 53% | 59% |
1 Based on actual Weighted Inlier Equivalent Separations (WIES) in 1995-96
2 Based on predicted WIES in 2000-01
3 Based on 'hub and spoke' model
