❓ Ms. Mettam's question and the Health portfolio's response detail the number of children presenting with mental health conditions at WA emergency departments, broken down by hospital and time period (2021-2022 and 2022-present).
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How many children up to the age of 18 years presented with mental health conditions at emergency departments (by hospital in both metropolitan and country health areas) in each of the following periods: (a) 2021-2022; and (b) 2022-date?
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Answered
21 February 2023
Responded by
Minister for Health
Response time
4 days
(a) – (b) The same patient may be represented more than once in the below tables if they presented to the emergency department multiple times for mental health care.
Metro
Hospital
2021-2022
2022-date
Armadale Health Service
445
174
Fiona Stanley Hospital
1,142
414
Joondalup Health Campus
928
347
King Edward Memorial Hospital
0
0
Peel Health Campus
355
120
Perth Children's Hospital
2,696
988
Rockingham General Hospital
539
192
Royal Perth Hospital
305
95
Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital
402
144
St John of God Midland Hospital
486
157
Rural
Hospital
2021-2022
2022-date
Albany Hospital
284
97
Broome Health Campus
110
59
Bunbury Hospital
410
162
Busselton Hospital
199
84
Carnarvon Hospital
37
11
Derby Hospital
47
21
Esperance Hospital
77
21
Geraldton Hospital
182
80
Hedland Health Campus
121
68
Kalgoorlie Health Campus
192
63
Karratha Health Campus
124
42
Kununurra Hospital
77
39
Narrogin Hospital
36
16
Northam Hospital
71
31
Metro
Hospital
2021-2022
2022-date
Armadale Health Service
445
174
Fiona Stanley Hospital
1,142
414
Joondalup Health Campus
928
347
King Edward Memorial Hospital
0
0
Peel Health Campus
355
120
Perth Children's Hospital
2,696
988
Rockingham General Hospital
539
192
Royal Perth Hospital
305
95
Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital
402
144
St John of God Midland Hospital
486
157
Rural
Hospital
2021-2022
2022-date
Albany Hospital
284
97
Broome Health Campus
110
59
Bunbury Hospital
410
162
Busselton Hospital
199
84
Carnarvon Hospital
37
11
Derby Hospital
47
21
Esperance Hospital
77
21
Geraldton Hospital
182
80
Hedland Health Campus
121
68
Kalgoorlie Health Campus
192
63
Karratha Health Campus
124
42
Kununurra Hospital
77
39
Narrogin Hospital
36
16
Northam Hospital
71
31
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