Emergencies
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If it’s life-threatening, phone 000.
Rather than visiting a hospital, you can attend an Emergency Department online and speak to a doctor or clinical nurse by video.
There is even an online Emergency Department for kids under 16.
Where can I get help?
Visit here to find the right service for your level of health need.
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Armadale Hospital Emergency Department
We are an adult and children's hospital with entry off Albany Highway. We are open 24 hours a day, every day. Each year we treat more than 69,000 patients.
Patients are seen in order of illness severity, and not in order of attendance. If another patient arrives with a more serious condition, you will be required to wait. We thank you for your patience and understanding.
If possible, please bring with you:
- your Medicare Card
- any health care, pension, veterans, safety net cards
- 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 related to your condition
- your employment contact details if your condition is covered by Workers’ Compensation
- the name of your General Practitioner (GP).
When you arrive
See the triage nurse first - they will ask questions and assess your condition to determine your level of priority:
- Immediate (life threatening)
- Very urgent
- Urgent
- Standard
- Non-urgent
Some patients will be taken straight into the Emergency Department. Others will be directed to the waiting room.
While you are waiting, please inform the triage nurse if:
- your condition worsens
- you decide to seek treatment elsewhere.
What happens next?
Once you are inside the Emergency Department, you will undergo a thorough assessment by a team of nursing and medical staff.
If necessary, tests and procedures will be carried out. Pending the results, treatment will be provided.
The team will then decide to:
- allow you to return home with a referral if necessary for further care (such as a follow-up appointment with your local doctor or an outpatient appointment)
- monitor your condition for a few hours before making a decision
- admit you to the hospital for further care.
Sometimes patients must wait for test results or for a ward bed to become available. This may cause unavoidable delays in the Emergency Department. Our staff will continue to care for you until you can go to a ward or be discharged home.
Where can I find a local GP after hours?
The Armadale GP After Hours service, run by Bentley-Armadale Medicare Local, is located to the right of our main hospital building, with access off Albany Highway.
The service deals with relatively minor complaints or less severe illnesses and injuries that would normally be treated by your family doctor. Referrals for x-rays and ultrasounds are also provided.
The clinic is staffed by a doctor, nurse and receptionist. Patients are seen in order of arrival.
Present your Medicare card to access this service. Extra charges generally apply.
Bulkbilling is available for children under 16 with a Medicare card and people with a pension/health care card.
Contact details
GP After Hours Armadale
Address: 3056 Albany Highway, Armadale
Phone: 9391 2285
Hours: 7pm – 10pm, Monday to Friday
2pm – 9pm, weekends and public holidays