EMHS is an extensive hospital and health network that strives to maintain and improve the health and wellbeing of the community within its catchment area. It also serves residents of regional WA requiring more complex care, as well as providing a number of statewide services.

The EMHS network collaborates to provide tertiary, secondary and specialist healthcare services. This includes emergency and critical care, state major trauma, elective and emergency surgery, general medical, mental health, inpatient and outpatient services, aged care, palliative care, rehabilitation, and women’s, children’s and neonates services.  

EMHS health network – our hospitals

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29,817

Total Aboriginal population within EMHS catchment

21,500 in 2022-23

795,596

Total population within EMHS catchment

786,290 in 2022-23

3,647

Catchment area (km2)

Our hospital and community network

EMHS consists of:

Armadale Kalamunda Group (AKG) , which includes Armadale Health Service (AHS)Wandjoo Nidja Garganara Hospital (Noongar language) – and Kalamunda Hospital (KH)Wandjoo Nidja Kalamunda Hospital

AHS provides a range of healthcare to the eastern corridor of the EMHS area, including emergency, maternity, intensive care and community and hospital-based mental health. 

KH is a small hospital that provides endoscopy services and specialist palliative care, in beautiful bush surroundings. 

Royal Perth Bentley Group (RPBG) includes the inner-city Royal Perth Hospital (RPH) and Bentley Health Service (BHS).

As a tertiary hospital, RPH provides an extensive range of healthcare including adult major trauma, emergency and highly specialised services, as well as community and hospital-based mental health services.

BHS is a specialist hospital with services including rehabilitation, elective and same-day surgery, aged care and community and hospital-based mental health services.

EMHS also manages a public private partnership (PPP) with St John of God Health Care (SJGHC) . This includes St John of God Midland Public Hospital (SJGMPH) – providing a wide range of services to the Swan and Hills community, including emergency and intensive care services – and assessment and restorative care services for public patients at St John of God Mount Lawley (SJGML).

EMHS also provides a range of mental health, community services and population health programs , including Aboriginal health programs facilitated both within and outside of our catchment area. 

Examples of just a few of these community services and programs can be found throughout this Annual Report.