❓ This WA parliamentary question seeks detailed data on emergency department presentations in WA public hospitals from 2017-2021, broken down by month, metropolitan/regional areas, and individual hospitals. The answer provides the requested data in tabular format, including data from 2015/16 and 2016/17.
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(1) How many emergency department (ED) presentations have been made in WA public hospitals for each month in: (a) 2017-2018; (b) 2018-2019; (c) 2019-2020; and (d) 2020-2021? (2) For each of those years, how many ED presentations were made in: (a) Perth metropolitan area; and (b) Regional areas? (3) For each of those years, how many ED presentations were made in: (a) Armadale/Kelmscott Hospital; (b) Joondalup Hospital; (c) Fiona Stanley Hospital; (d) Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital; (e) Perth Children's Hospital; (f) Rockingham General Hospital; (g) King Edward Memorial Hospital; (h) Peel Health Campus; (i) St John of God Midland Hospital; (j) Royal Perth Hospital; (k) Albany Regional Hospital; (l) Bunbury Regional Hospital; (m) Geraldton Regional Hospital; and (n) Northam Regional Hospital?
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Answered
3 August 2021
Responded by
Minister for Health
Response time
1 days
WA Health advises:
(1) (a)-(d)
Total Emergency Department Presentations at WA Public Hospitals
Month
2015/16
2016/17
2017/18
2018/19
2019/20
2020/21
July
83,593
83,297
85,240
87,006
94,243
86,318
August
88,988
89,662
90,097
90,057
93,275
92,678
September
85,833
85,695
88,557
89,756
90,467
91,921
October
85,647
85,385
89,009
90,719
91,238
96,160
November
84,666
85,042
87,856
88,212
91,007
95,711
December
86,082
87,260
90,481
93,305
97,987
104,088
January
85,015
85,630
88,101
89,699
94,149
98,601
February
80,879
78,679
80,782
82,863
89,388
84,016
March
88,799
88,389
90,180
92,904
86,932
98,069
April
82,443
84,630
84,325
88,690
66,740
92,909
May
85,576
86,635
86,451
94,247
76,850
96,822
June
82,885
84,441
84,919
96,863
83,361
94,902
Total
1,020,406
1,024,745
1,045,998
1,084,321
1,055,637
1,132,195
(2) (a)
Total Emergency Department Presentations at Metropolitan Public Hospitals
Month
2015/16
2016/17
2017/18
2018/19
2019/20
2020/21
July
52,049
52,034
53,040
54,523
58,170
53,787
August
55,182
55,449
56,318
56,601
58,231
57,668
September
53,016
52,754
55,045
55,769
56,267
56,177
October
53,106
53,173
55,519
56,878
56,882
58,868
November
52,664
52,811
54,821
55,438
56,932
59,857
December
53,007
53,777
56,190
57,257
60,107
65,179
January
53,152
52,879
54,535
55,193
57,750
59,942
February
50,611
48,534
50,385
52,223
55,137
50,621
March
55,372
54,758
55,906
58,867
51,770
60,271
April
51,539
52,147
52,397
54,932
40,182
55,865
May
54,040
54,326
54,074
58,790
47,753
59,518
June
51,670
53,173
53,671
60,286
51,692
58,211
Total
635,408
635,815
651,901
676,757
650,873
695,964
(2) (b)
Total Emergency Department Presentations at Regional Public Hospitals
Month
2015/16
2016/17
2017/18
2018/19
2019/20
2020/21
July
31,544
31,263
32,200
32,483
36,073
32,531
August
33,806
34,213
33,779
33,456
35,044
35,010
September
32,817
32,941
33,512
33,987
34,200
35,744
October
32,541
32,212
33,490
33,841
34,356
37,292
November
32,002
32,231
33,035
32,774
34,075
35,854
December
33,075
33,483
34,291
36,048
37,880
38,909
January
31,863
32,751
33,566
34,506
36,399
38,659
February
30,268
30,145
30,397
30,640
34,251
33,395
March
33,427
33,631
34,274
34,037
35,162
37,798
April
30,904
32,483
31,928
33,758
26,558
37,044
May
31,536
32,309
32,377
35,457
29,097
37,304
June
31,215
31,268
31,248
36,577
31,669
36,691
Total
384,998
388,930
394,097
407,564
404,764
436,231
(3) (a)-(n)
Total Emergency Department Presentations – By Hospital
Month
2015/16
2016/17
2017/18
2018/19
2019/20
2020/21
Armadale/Kelmscott Hospital
59,564
58,620
59,015
61,628
60,183
64,504
Joondalup Hospital
99,029
97,988
99,341
100,987
97,213
108,011
Fiona Stanley Hospital
103,764
102,472
107,748
111,345
105,906
110,922
Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital
70,402
68,231
69,903
73,116
68,847
73,903
Perth Children's Hospital*
63,597
61,379
62,106
67,593
62,522
68,347
Rockingham General Hospital
54,392
54,027
55,714
57,285
55,840
60,678
King Edward Memorial Hospital
12,740
11,893
11,338
10,736
11,145
12,271
Peel Health Campus
44,198
43,768
42,613
43,551
42,583
46,791
St John of God Midland Hospital
36,143
66,292
71,163
76,591
74,135
77,419
Royal Perth Hospital
72,297
71,145
72,960
73,925
72,499
73,118
Albany Regional Hospital
24,475
24,508
26,233
27,011
26,933
31,421
Bunbury Regional Hospital
40,512
39,456
39,892
41,737
39,685
43,020
Geraldton Regional Hospital
28,514
30,106
29,560
31,091
32,013
36,351
Northam Regional Hospital
12,648
11,820
11,553
12,424
12,416
12,866
Total
722,275
741,705
759,139
789,020
761,920
819,622
*Includes Princess Margaret Hospital (PMH) presentations for 2015/16, 2016/17 and part of 2017/18.
(1) (a)-(d)
Total Emergency Department Presentations at WA Public Hospitals
Month
2015/16
2016/17
2017/18
2018/19
2019/20
2020/21
July
83,593
83,297
85,240
87,006
94,243
86,318
August
88,988
89,662
90,097
90,057
93,275
92,678
September
85,833
85,695
88,557
89,756
90,467
91,921
October
85,647
85,385
89,009
90,719
91,238
96,160
November
84,666
85,042
87,856
88,212
91,007
95,711
December
86,082
87,260
90,481
93,305
97,987
104,088
January
85,015
85,630
88,101
89,699
94,149
98,601
February
80,879
78,679
80,782
82,863
89,388
84,016
March
88,799
88,389
90,180
92,904
86,932
98,069
April
82,443
84,630
84,325
88,690
66,740
92,909
May
85,576
86,635
86,451
94,247
76,850
96,822
June
82,885
84,441
84,919
96,863
83,361
94,902
Total
1,020,406
1,024,745
1,045,998
1,084,321
1,055,637
1,132,195
(2) (a)
Total Emergency Department Presentations at Metropolitan Public Hospitals
Month
2015/16
2016/17
2017/18
2018/19
2019/20
2020/21
July
52,049
52,034
53,040
54,523
58,170
53,787
August
55,182
55,449
56,318
56,601
58,231
57,668
September
53,016
52,754
55,045
55,769
56,267
56,177
October
53,106
53,173
55,519
56,878
56,882
58,868
November
52,664
52,811
54,821
55,438
56,932
59,857
December
53,007
53,777
56,190
57,257
60,107
65,179
January
53,152
52,879
54,535
55,193
57,750
59,942
February
50,611
48,534
50,385
52,223
55,137
50,621
March
55,372
54,758
55,906
58,867
51,770
60,271
April
51,539
52,147
52,397
54,932
40,182
55,865
May
54,040
54,326
54,074
58,790
47,753
59,518
June
51,670
53,173
53,671
60,286
51,692
58,211
Total
635,408
635,815
651,901
676,757
650,873
695,964
(2) (b)
Total Emergency Department Presentations at Regional Public Hospitals
Month
2015/16
2016/17
2017/18
2018/19
2019/20
2020/21
July
31,544
31,263
32,200
32,483
36,073
32,531
August
33,806
34,213
33,779
33,456
35,044
35,010
September
32,817
32,941
33,512
33,987
34,200
35,744
October
32,541
32,212
33,490
33,841
34,356
37,292
November
32,002
32,231
33,035
32,774
34,075
35,854
December
33,075
33,483
34,291
36,048
37,880
38,909
January
31,863
32,751
33,566
34,506
36,399
38,659
February
30,268
30,145
30,397
30,640
34,251
33,395
March
33,427
33,631
34,274
34,037
35,162
37,798
April
30,904
32,483
31,928
33,758
26,558
37,044
May
31,536
32,309
32,377
35,457
29,097
37,304
June
31,215
31,268
31,248
36,577
31,669
36,691
Total
384,998
388,930
394,097
407,564
404,764
436,231
(3) (a)-(n)
Total Emergency Department Presentations – By Hospital
Month
2015/16
2016/17
2017/18
2018/19
2019/20
2020/21
Armadale/Kelmscott Hospital
59,564
58,620
59,015
61,628
60,183
64,504
Joondalup Hospital
99,029
97,988
99,341
100,987
97,213
108,011
Fiona Stanley Hospital
103,764
102,472
107,748
111,345
105,906
110,922
Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital
70,402
68,231
69,903
73,116
68,847
73,903
Perth Children's Hospital*
63,597
61,379
62,106
67,593
62,522
68,347
Rockingham General Hospital
54,392
54,027
55,714
57,285
55,840
60,678
King Edward Memorial Hospital
12,740
11,893
11,338
10,736
11,145
12,271
Peel Health Campus
44,198
43,768
42,613
43,551
42,583
46,791
St John of God Midland Hospital
36,143
66,292
71,163
76,591
74,135
77,419
Royal Perth Hospital
72,297
71,145
72,960
73,925
72,499
73,118
Albany Regional Hospital
24,475
24,508
26,233
27,011
26,933
31,421
Bunbury Regional Hospital
40,512
39,456
39,892
41,737
39,685
43,020
Geraldton Regional Hospital
28,514
30,106
29,560
31,091
32,013
36,351
Northam Regional Hospital
12,648
11,820
11,553
12,424
12,416
12,866
Total
722,275
741,705
759,139
789,020
761,920
819,622
*Includes Princess Margaret Hospital (PMH) presentations for 2015/16, 2016/17 and part of 2017/18.
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