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What we do

• During 2018, 396,974 times people presented at a country ED, were treated and cared for - Equivalent to 1,088 people a day
• 5,359 hospital stays in country hospitals for people with acute mental health, alcohol or drug conditions in 2018
• In 2018, 129,049 hospital stays, of which 29% were Aboriginal people
• 4,517 babies born in country hospitals in 2018
• 15,700+ patients seen in 2018 who were on the elective surgery waitlist
• 47,901 Telehealth patient appointments and services in 2018** - Up 12%+ since 2017
  • 2014 - 19,537
  • 2015 - 27,381
  • 2016 - 36,341
  • 2017 - 42,472
  • 2018 - 47,901
• WACHS regions provided 77% of the public inpatient care and 72% of the public outpatient care required by country people

Who we are*

• 10,652 people employed by WACHS
• Staff gender profile - 18% males, 82% females
• 96.4% of our staff work from country locations
• Women in executive and senior leadership positions - 55%
• 445 Aboriginal people employed - 4.2%
• 300 interns and recent graduates started with us
• Age profile - 24 and under - 5%, 25-54 years - 64%, 55 and over - 31%

* At March 2019
** Includes outpatients, emergency telehealth consults and mental health services via telehealth