Book 8 - Parliament of Victoria

WRITTEN ADJOURNMENT RESPONSES
Thursday, 2 June 2011 COUNCIL 1745
WRITTEN ADJOURNMENT RESPONSES
Responses have been incorporated in the form supplied by the departments on behalf of the
appropriate ministers.
Raised with: Minister for Health
Raised by: Mr Koch
Raised on: 5 May 2011
REPLY:
Thursday, 2 June 2011
Ballarat base hospital: helipad
Ballarat Health Service provides an important service to the Grampians region.
The government has committed to building a helipad at the hospital and is working with the Department of Health
and Ballarat Health Service to investigate options for the helipad.
Over the last six years, Ballarat has received, on average, 9 patients per year by helicopter, and transferred out
around 20 patients per year by helicopter. Helicopter transfers have increased significantly in 2010-11, with
36 transfers out of Ballarat and 7 transfers into Ballarat so far this year.
Patients leaving Ballarat Health Service by helicopter are generally being transferred to major trauma and treatment
centres in Melbourne including the Alfred, Royal Melbourne and Royal Children’s hospitals.
Year Transfers Out Transfers In
2004-05 18 10
2005-06 19 8
2006-07 16 3
2007-08 19 5
2008-09 21 7
2009-10 25 19
6 year total 118 52