Emergencies

Fremantle Hospital's Emergency Department closed on 3 February 2015.

The closest Emergency Department is at Fiona Stanley Hospital on Robin Warren Drive, Murdoch.

In an emergency

If you have a life-threatening medical condition, call 000 and request an ambulance.

Metropolitan emergency departments

In an emergency situation, present to your nearest Emergency Department.

Metropolitan Emergency Departments include:

Further information

There are a number of things you can do if you have an urgent medical condition:

call Healthdirect Australia (external site) on 1800 022 222
See more emergency and crisis services, including telephone services (Healthy WA)
contact your GP.

Not all urgencies are emergencies

A large network of GP practices within the Perth metropolitan area provide GP urgent care services to patients so they receive the most appropriate care without the need to attend an emergency department.

Minor injuries and illness that can be treated at a GP urgent care clinic include:

musculoskeletal and orthopaedic injuries

gastrointestinal illnesses

illnesses of the eye, ear, nose and throat

stings, bites, rashes and wound infections

abrasions and minor lacerations.