Hollywood Private Hospital

Hollywood Private Hospital is an acute-care private teaching hospital situated in the Perth suburb of Nedlands, in Western Australia. The hospital has 474 beds for in-patients and day stays and provides care for private patients, including the privately insured, entitled veterans and the self-insured.

Services

Hollywood's services include surgery, medicine, psychiatric care, rehabilitation and palliative care. The hospital is accredited with the Australian Council on Healthcare Standards.

History

• 1942 - 110th Military Hospital
• 1947 - Repatriation General Hospital, Hollywood
• 1994 - Purchased by the Ramsay Health Care Group and commenced operations as the Hollywood Private Hospital on 24 February 1994
• 2002 - Opening of Sylvia Perry Wing containing the John Carroll and Clifford Sadlier Wards

Building

The hospital contains two wings: the Vivian Bullwinkel Wing and the Sylvia Perry Wing. All wards and units are named after West Australians who were awarded the Victoria Cross and George Cross:

• Alfred Gaby Ward (Victoria Cross)
• Charles Pope Ward (Victoria Cross)
• Clifford Sadlier Ward (Victoria Cross)
• Frederick Bell Ward (Victoria Cross)
• George Gosse Ward (George Cross)
• Henry Murray Ward (Victoria Cross)
• Hugh Edwards Ward (Victoria Cross)
• Hugo Throssell Ward (Victoria Cross)
• Jim Gordon Ward (Victoria Cross)
• James Woods Ward (Victoria Cross)
• John Carroll Ward (Victoria Cross)
• Lawrence McCarthy Ward (Victoria Cross)
• Leon Goldsworthy Ward (George Cross)
• Leslie Starcevich Ward (Victoria Cross)
• Martin O'Meara Ward (Victoria Cross)
• Percival Gratwick Ward (Victoria Cross)
• Stan Gurney Ward (Victoria Cross)
• Thomas Axford Ward (Victoria Cross)

See also

• Repatriation General Hospital

References

• About us, hollywood.ramsayhealth.com.au, retrieved 2009-03-03.
• Ann Whyntie, History, 2001, Occupational Therapy Australia WA, retrieved 2009-03-03.
• Opening of the Hollywood Private Hospital Extension, 24 July 2002, Speech by The Hon Danna Vale MP, Minister for Veterans’ Affairs, retrieved 2009-03-03.
• A History of Caring, ramsayhealth.com.au, retrieved 2009-03-03.
• Hollywood Private Hospital, School of Surgery, University of Western Australia