Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital
Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital (SCGH) is one of Australia's leading teaching hospitals, and is located in Nedlands, a suburb of Perth, Western Australia. The hospital, opened in 1958, was named in honour of Sir Charles Gairdner the Governor of Western Australia 1953-1968 and is part of the QEII Medical Centre.
All clinical specialties are provided, with the exception of complex burns, paediatrics, obstetrics, and gynaecology. It houses the state's only comprehensive cancer treatment centre, and is the state's principal hospital for neurosurgery and liver transplants. The hospital is closely associated with the nearby University of Western Australia as well as Curtin University, Notre Dame University, and Edith Cowan University.
As one of Australia's busiest hospitals, SCGH handles over 76,000 admissions annually. The hospital has 600 beds, and treats approximately 420,000 patients each year. The hospital employs approximately 5,000 staff. In 2009, it was the second hospital in Australia to be designated as a nursing magnet hospital by the American Nursing Credentialing Center.
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Coordinates: 31°58′06″S 115°48′54″E / 31.9683°S 115.8151°E
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