Health care snapshot

In 2021/22, SMHS staff provided the following care and treatment across our community:

• Our emergency departments treated 224,149 emergency presentations. Of these:
  • 48,499 were children
  • 20,907 was the highest number of patients seen in one month
  • 393 patients were seen in just one day at Fiona Stanley Hospital (FSH).
• 5,496 babies were born during the year, including 66 multiple births. One on day 20 babies were born at FSH.
• We treated 2,654 mental health inpatients.
• Our surgical teams performed more than 57,701 surgeries.
• 843,703 outpatient appointments were delivered, including 283,079 via telehealth or telephone.
• Our intensive care teams treated 2,858 admissions.
• The lives of 145 patients were changed by receiving a transplant:
  • 12 heart transplants
  • 15 lung transplants
  • 1 heart and lung transplant
  • 43 kidney transplants
  • 74 bone marrow transplants.
• More than 84,000 COVID-19 swab tests were completed across SMHS sites, including 1,677 in one day.
• 68,693 outpatient clinical home visits were delivered
• 155,710 community mental health engagements
• 358,868 COVID-19 vaccinations were administered.
• 12,154 patients received care in home via 104,617 appointments.

Read our Annual Report to learn more about the scope of our services.