Emergencies
If you have a life-threatening medical condition, call 000 and request an ambulance.
There is no Emergency Department at Mount Lawley Hospital. However, presentations to the hospital requiring emergency assistance may be referred to Royal Perth Hospital or Perth Children's Hospital where appropriate.
Royal Perth Hospital
Location: Victoria Square, Wellington Street, Perth
Phone: 9224 2244
Perth Children's Hospital
Location: 15 Hospital Avenue, Nedlands
Phone: 6456 2222
What to bring
When possible, please bring the following things with you when visiting an Emergency Department:
- your Medicare card
- any other entitlement cards (health care, pension, veterans, safety net)
- your passport/health insurance details (overseas visitors/students)
- private health insurance details (if you want to be admitted as a private patient)
- a list if your current medications
- any x-rays/ultrasounds/scans that may be related to your condition
- your employment contact details if your condition is covered by workers compensation
- the name of your General Practitioner (GP)
Emergency department activity
WA Health's Emergency Department live activity webpage (external link) provides an up-to-date view of the status of the emergency departments in each of the metropolitan hospitals. This includes current information on the average wait times and number of patients waiting to be seen.