Princess Margaret Hospital for Children
Princess Margaret Hospital for Children (PMH) is a centre for paediatric research and care. The hospital is located on Roberts Road in Subiaco, Western Australia. It is the state's only specialist children's hospital. Together with the Child and Adolescent Community Health Division it makes up the Child and Adolescent Health Service.[1]
The hospital originated as the Perth Children's Hospital in 1909 after 12 years of community fundraising. The original facilities included 40 beds, an operating theatre and outpatient department. The current name, Princess Margaret Hospital for Children, was adopted in 1949, naming it after the late Princess Margaret, sister of Queen Elizabeth II.[2]
In 1994 the organisational structure for the Princess Margaret Hospital for Children and King Edward Memorial Hospital's merged (but not their locations). In 2002 that organisation was renamed Women's and Children's Health Service. In 2006, the two hospitals were once again separated.[3][4]
As of April 2008[update], Princess Margaret Hospital has approximately 220 beds and serves 300,000 patients per year.[2]
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- ^ "Princess Margaret Hospital for Children". Western Australian Department of Health. 19 February 2007. http://www.health.wa.gov.au/services/detail.cfm?Unit_ID=153. Retrieved 2008-10-23.
- ^ a b "Family Handbook" (PDF). Child and Adolescent Health Service. April 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-07-19. http://web.archive.org/web/20080719015945/http://pmh.health.wa.gov.au/general/visiting/1290.pdf. Retrieved 2008-10-23.
- ^ "Women and children to benefit from health service realignment". Department of Health - Government of Western Australia. 30 May 2006. http://www.health.wa.gov.au/press/view_press.cfm?id=591. Retrieved 2008-10-23.
- ^ Tricia Scolaro and Helen Archer (14 October 2003). "A One-Stop Shop for Information for the Women's and Children's Health Service". Australian Library and Information Association. http://conferences.alia.org.au/online2003/papers/scolaro.html. Retrieved 2008-10-23.
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Coordinates: 31°56′46″S 115°50′13″E / 31.94617°S 115.837°E
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