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Western Health 2025-26 annual report

Annual report 2025-26 · Victoria · Released

Total expenses from transactions
-$2.01 billion
Printed as $(2,009,893) thousand · Report, page 67
Total revenue and income from transactions
$1.94 billion
Printed as $1,940,086 thousand · Report, page 67
Total
8979 FTE
Report, page 27

Official source

Western Health 2025-26 annual report

PDF · 130 pages · 2.3 MB · parliament.vic.gov.au

Summary

The report's own summary: Board Chair and CEO Message, pages 4 to 11

Generated summary: written by an AI model from the report text and checked against the cited pages.

  • Western Health reported for 2025–26 on hospital, community and home-based healthcare for Melbourne’s western region.

    annual report, page 11 · annual report, page 12

  • Western Health reported opening the new Footscray Hospital with 505 inpatient beds and moving 115 patients in one day.

    annual report, page 7

  • Western Health reported providing 7.3% of admitted bed days at home, exceeding its 6.4% target.

    annual report, page 10

  • Western Health recorded ambulance transfers within 40 minutes below target at Footscray and Sunshine, while Williamstown exceeded its target.

    annual report, page 25

  • Western Health reported a Statement of Priorities surplus of $28.2 million and an overall net deficit of $67.7 million.

    annual report, page 27

In the body's own words

  1. Conclusion

    As per last financial year, Western Health has met targeted admissions from the planned surgical waiting list in the 2026 financial year by prioritising care models that support patient choice, convenience, and recovery.

    annual report, page 9

Finances 4

  • Total revenue and income from transactions

    $1,940,086 thousand

    Column: 2026 · year ended 30 June 2026

    Printed as Total revenue and income from transactions 1,940,086 1,730,821

    Report, page 67

  • Total expenses from transactions

    $(2,009,893) thousand

    Column: 2026 · year ended 30 June 2026

    Printed as Total expenses from transactions (2,009,893) (1,848,130)

    Report, page 67

  • Employee expenses

    $(1,506,673) thousand

    Column: 2026 · year ended 30 June 2026

    Printed as Employee expenses 3.1(a) (1,506,673) (1,368,245)

    Report, page 67

  • Net result for the year

    $(67,736) thousand

    Column: 2026 · year ended 30 June 2026

    Printed as Net result for the year (67,736) (117,708)

    Report, page 67

Staff 1

  • Total

    8979 FTE

    Column: 2026 · as at 30 June 2026 (June current month FTE)

    Printed as Total 8698 8979 8555 8778

    Report, page 27

Executives and remuneration 3

  • Total number of executives

    6

    Column: 2026 · 2025-26

    Printed as Total number of executives 6 6

    Report, page 124

  • Total remuneration

    $2,581 thousand

    Column: 2026 · 2025-26

    Printed as Total remuneration(i) 2,581 2,613

    Report, page 124

  • Total

    $3,771 thousand

    Column: 2026 · 2025-26 (compensation of key management personnel)

    Printed as Total(i) 3,771 3,752

    Report, page 126

Consultancies 1

  • The total expenditure incurred during 2025-2026 in relation to the consultancies

    $Nil

    2025-2026

    Printed as The total expenditure incurred during 2025-2026 in relation to the consultancies is Nil (excl. GST)

    Report, page 29

About the document

Edition
Current edition
Reading status
Read by OPAX
Pages
130
Figures not found in the report
Executive band; Head remuneration; Staff headcount