rockingham peel group

What rockingham peel group does

Rockingham Peel Group (RkPG) is a public health service group operating under the South Metropolitan Health Service, itself a statutory authority of the Government of Western Australia's Department of Health. Founded in 1976 with the opening of Rockingham General Hospital, it now operates a multi-site regional network serving the Rockingham, Kwinana, Mandurah, Pinjarra and Waroona communities of southern metropolitan and Peel-region Western Australia. Its service portfolio spans emergency and acute care, elective surgery, maternity, paediatrics, mental health (inpatient and community), medical imaging, pathology via PathWest, pharmacy, palliative care, rehabilitation, and integrated cancer services including chemotherapy, medical oncology, haematology, and (via ICON Cancer Centre partnership) radiation oncology.

The group's core operating footprint comprises Rockingham General Hospital in Cooloongup, Murray District Hospital in Pinjarra, the Mimidi Park Mental Health Inpatient Unit, Mandurah and Kwinana Community Health Centres, and a network of community mental health and older-adult services; a 20-bed Peninsula Ward at Waikiki opened on 2 June 2026 to add winter capacity. Care delivery relies on standard hospital information systems, diagnostic imaging (X-ray, CT, ultrasound, fluoroscopy), pharmacy and pathology integration, and cross-site patient transfer pathways within the SMHS network to Fiona Stanley Hospital and other tertiary sites.

RkPG is not a commercially traded entity. Revenue is sourced from WA Government health budgets and Medicare for Australian residents, with usage-based fees for overseas visitors, students and compensable patients set under the WA Health Fees and Charges Manual. No private equity, venture capital or M&A activity is applicable; growth is funded through government capital and operating allocations and executed via capacity additions, service line launches (e.g., Older Adult Health Hub) and partnerships such as the ICON radiation oncology collaboration.

Name

rockingham peel group

Legal name

Rockingham Peel Group (South Metropolitan Health Service, Government of Western Australia)

Website

https://rkpg.health.wa.gov.au

Company type

Public

Founded year

1976

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Rockingham Peel Group is a public health service under Western Australia's South Metropolitan Health Service, operating Rockingham General Hospital, Murray District Hospital, mental health, community health and cancer services across the Rockingham, Kwinana, Mandurah and Peel catchments.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Hospital Services

NAICS

Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals (622310), Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals (62231), Offices of Physicians (6211)

SIC

Services-Hospitals (8060), Services-General Medical & Surgical Hospitals, Nec (8062)

akta.pro primary industry

Critical Access & Rural Hospitals (HLAFAAAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Community Mental Health Centers (CMHCs) & Public Behavioral Health Providers (HLAFACAI), Community-Based Preventive & Health Promotion Clinics (HLAFAGAO)

Keywords

• Public hospital services
• Emergency medical care
• Maternity and paediatric care
• Mental health services
• Community health programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Rockingham

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Public Healthcare Funding: Government-funded healthcare services through the Western Australian Department of Health and South Metropolitan Health Service. Services are primarily funded through Medicare and government health budgets.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Rockingham Peel Group delivers hospital and community-based public healthcare services across the Rockingham, Kwinana, Mandurah, Pinjarra, and Waroona regions through Rockingham General Hospital, Murray District Hospital, the Mimidi Park Mental Health Inpatient Unit, and multiple community health centres. Services cover emergency care, acute and general medicine, elective surgery, maternity, paediatrics, intensive care, mental health (inpatient and community), cancer care, rehabilitation, pharmacy, medical imaging, pathology, and palliative care.

Product overview

Rockingham Peel Group is a public healthcare organization operating as part of South Metropolitan Health Service in Western Australia. It provides a comprehensive range of hospital and community health services through its network of facilities including Rockingham General Hospital and Murray District Hospital. The group offers integrated healthcare delivery encompassing emergency services, inpatient care (surgery, maternity, ICU, paediatrics), cancer services (chemotherapy, radiation oncology, haematology), mental health services (inpatient and community-based), diagnostic imaging, pathology, pharmacy, rehabilitation, and community health centres. Services are delivered across multiple sites with coordination through shared medical records and care pathways, enabling patients to receive care at different hospitals within the SMHS network depending on their clinical needs.

Differentiator

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Functional benefit

Products and services

• Rockingham General Hospital The primary hospital facility of the Rockingham Peel Group, providing emergency, acute and general medicine, surgical, psychiatric, paediatric, neonatal, and obstetrics services to residents of the Rockingham and surrounding communities.
• Murray District Hospital A small specialist hospital providing aged care and end-of-life care services, particularly to people awaiting rehabilitation, overseen and supported by Peel Health Campus.
• Integrated Cancer Service A multidisciplinary service providing safe, high-quality personalised cancer care close to home, encompassing chemotherapy, medical oncology, haematology, radiation oncology, palliative care, pharmacy, and allied health support.
• Mental Health Services
• Maternity Services
• Emergency Department
• Mandurah Community Health Centre
• Medical Imaging
• Pharmacy Services
• Local Radiation Oncology Service Radiation oncology treatment delivered in partnership with ICON Cancer Centre, enabling eligible public patients to access radiation therapy close to home at no cost.
• Rehabilitation in the Home
• Older Adult Health Hub
• Paediatric Unit
• Intensive Care Unit
• Day Procedure Unit
• Peninsula Ward (Waikiki) A 20-bed ward opened at Waikiki as part of the SMHS Winter Strategy to reduce pressure on the health system during the winter season.
• Peel Patient Assisted Travel Scheme (PATS)
• Kwinana Community Health Centre
• Peel Community Mental Health Service
• Rockingham Kwinana Mental Health Service
• Peel and Rockingham Kwinana Older Adult Mental Health Service

Quantifiable outcome

• Peninsula Ward expanded capacity with 20 additional beds to reduce winter season pressure on the health system
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• ICON Cancer CentrecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Partnership between South Metropolitan Health Service and ICON Cancer Centre enables eligible public patients with cancer to receive radiation oncology treatment closer to home at no cost. The Local Radiation Oncology Service partnership provides state-of-the-art linear accelerator machines for accurate cancer treatment. Located at 2 Civic Boulevard, Rockingham.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Royal Perth Hospital: Major tertiary public hospital under WA Health providing the full range of inpatient and outpatient services. Comparable operating model (state-funded public hospital) and competing for tertiary referrals and complex cases from across the metro region.
• Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital: Quaternary public teaching hospital in WA Health's north metro area. Operates the same state-funded, government-operated model with a comparable scope of emergency, acute, cancer, and specialist services.
• Fiona Stanley Hospital: The flagship tertiary hospital of the South Metropolitan Health Service, directly receiving complex transfers from Rockingham Peel Group. Same parent network (SMHS), same public funding model, and operates as the natural downstream referral partner for cases Rockingham Peel cannot manage.
• Hollywood Private Hospital: Large private acute hospital in Perth operated by Ramsay Health Care. Represents the private-market alternative for the same patient base and competes with Rockingham Peel for higher-margin privately insured and compensable work.

Direct peers

• Peel Health Campus: A public hospital operated under a private-partnership model within the same Mandurah/Pee catchment. Directly competes with Rockingham Peel Group for both public and private patient volumes in the Peel region, and physically co-locates with RkPG's Murray District Hospital oversight.
• Gold Coast Health: Large public hospital and health service operating multiple hospitals and community health facilities across the Gold Coast region. A near-direct structural analogue as a multi-facility public health network serving a fast-growing peri-urban Australian catchment.
• Bunbury Hospital: WA Country Health Service's flagship regional hospital, providing a similar mix of emergency, acute, maternity, mental health and community services to a regional WA catchment. Closest analogue for the rural/semi-regional public hospital model that Rockingham Peel Group embodies.
• Armadale Health Service: A fellow SMHS public hospital serving the south-eastern Perth corridor with a comparable mix of emergency, acute, maternity and community services. Direct structural peer in terms of funding model, service scope, and catchment profile.

Regional players

• Joondalup Health Campus: Public-private partnership hospital operated by Ramsay Health Care in Perth's northern corridor. Comparable PPP-style hospital model that competes with the public hospital model for both public and private patients within a defined regional catchment.
• St John of God Murdoch Hospital: Large private hospital in Perth's southern corridor serving insured and compensable patients. Competes directly with Rockingham Peel Group for the privately funded slice of the same catchment, and operates at a similar acuity/scope tier.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCvFdYXeEB-ta3fvDg9_6mbA
• Facebookfacebook.com/SouthMetropolitanHealthService
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/rockingham-peel-group

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Number of profiles

Subsidiaries8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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