That would utilise 650 hospital and 124 ICU beds, but would remain within the capability of the WA health system.
given the WA health system only has 111 ICU beds I’m not sure this would allow the system to carry on in its’ usual form. The
WA health COVID response plan suggests that ward closures and the use of private hospital capacity would be required to ramp up the ICU capacity and hospitals have plans to implement COVID/Non-COVID areas. This means routine operations and treatment may have to be cut back, I presume that’s what he meant by
substantially increase the burden upon the health system.
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Pretty sure most WA residents would rather see their Aunty Doris have a hip replacement than 500 new cases per day.