Western Australia’s excellent health system has benefited in recent years from massive investment in new hospitals and expanded health services. Services are provided by a mix of Commonwealth (national government), State Government and private healthcare providers.
Healthcare in Australia follows western traditions with a high level of technical and scientific skills used to prevent, examine and treat ill-health. Emphasis is placed on preventing disease through regular medical and dental checks, and good health habits.
Medicare is the publicly funded universal health scheme in Australia which offers free and subsidised public healthcare to Australian citizens, permanent residents and eligible visa holders. For information on Medicare, visit the Department of Human Services website.
In Australia, the emergency services hotline is ‘000’.
This section includes information on public and private hospitals, the public health service and medical assistance.