Emergencies

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

There is no Emergency Department at Bentley 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 of 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 the number of patients waiting to be seen.