Ambulance Ramping at Joondalup Hospital

Paramedics across WA spent more than 52,000 hours, the equivalent of six years, waiting outside our hospitals to offload their patients in 2021.

The unacceptable level of ramping is WA's worst on record, more than doubling the ambulance ramping benchmark set by the WA Labor Government in 2020.

In May 2022, Joondalup Hospital set a new all-time record level of ramping of 1023 hours, highlighting the urgent need for the McGowan Government to better resource our local hospital to relieve pressure on the hard-working frontline staff.

Why hasn’t the $10.4 million of federal funding to build the Yanchep Health Clinic delivered in 2019 been utilised to take pressure off Joondalup Hospital?

With more than 70,000 residents moving into the northern suburbs by 2030, we need extra health resources to alleviate pressure at Joondalup Hospital.

Local paramedic Dave from St John's Ambulance, expressed his deep concerns to me, “I am continuingly frustrated at being unable to access Joondalup Health Campus entrance with cars backed up trying to get into the carpark this morning, while entering on a priority 1 (lights and sirens).”

“I was unnecessarily delayed due to the tailback; security staff were having to try clear the congestion. This did not help my critically ill patient. I have seen mothers stuck in the queue running down the road into the department carrying sick babies as they couldn't wait in line any longer.”

Have you experienced ambulance ramping or long waiting times at Joondalup Hospital?