Women's and Children's Hospital, Adelaide

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Location
Women's and Children's Hospital


view of the Angas Building from King William rd
Place	North Adelaide, South Australia, (AU)
Organisation
Care System	Public Medicare (AU)
Hospital Type	Specialist
Affiliated University	University of Adelaide, University of South Australia and Flinders University
Services
Emergency Dept.	Paediatric Emergency Only
Beds	314
Speciality	Paediatrics
History
Founded	March 1989
Links
Website	Homepage
See also	Hospitals in Australia

The Women's and Children's Hospital is located on King William Road in North Adelaide, Australia.

It is one of the major hospitals in Adelaide and is a teaching hospital of the University of Adelaide, the University of South Australia and Flinders University.

It was created through the amalgamation of the Queen Victoria Hospital and Adelaide Children's Hospital in March 1989. The new (in name) hospital occupies the site of the former Adelaide Children's Hospital.

The hospital is part of the Children, Youth and Women's Health Service along with the Child and Youth Health (CYH).

The Children's and Adolescent's wards cater for all paediatric specialites. The Women's wards cater for antenatal, gynaecology, neonatal, and postnatal disciplines.

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[edit] Emergency

The Women's and Children's Hospital Paediatric Emergency Department is open 24 hours, 7 day a week and is located on the ground floor, with access from Kermode Street, Sir Edwin Smith Avenue and Brougham Place.