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.
Last Updated:
05/10/2022