Staffing levels at Perth Children’s Hospital are again in the spotlight after a mother claims her nine-month-old baby was sent home with a fever and struggled to stay conscious.

Jasmyn Lawrence told Mornings host Liam Bartlett her daughter Evelyn was unable to keep her eyes open and was basically in an unconscious state after PCH failed to detect she had a potentially deadly virus in their emergency department last week.

After waiting for six hours at the hospital on August 26, Jasmyn and her family were told their baby girl had bronchiolitis and they were sent home.

Tap PLAY to hear from Jasmyn and Australian Nursing Federation WA’s Janet Reah

But motherly instinct took over, and Jasmyn took Evelyn to Fiona Stanley Hospital, where they determined she had respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, eventually spending six nights in the hospital, requiring oxygen to help her breathe and a tube to feed from.

“I’m so glad I went to Fiona Stanley Hospital, the staff there listened to me and did everything they could to help Evelyn,” she told Bartlett.

PCH says the hospital was appropriately staffed on the day Evelyn was there.

Perth Children’s Hospital is at the centre of fresh crisis fears after a close call for a baby girl.

Her mother claims the 9-month-old was sent home with an undetected and potentially deadly virus. @ZarishaBradley9 #9News pic.twitter.com/mNSO7qZFsF

— 9News Perth (@9NewsPerth) August 31, 2022