Hollywood Private Hospital
| Hollywood Private Hospital | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Monash Avenue, Nedlands, Perth, Western Australia, Washington, Australia |
| Coordinates | 31°58′08″S 115°48′35″E / 31.96895°S 115.80977°E |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | Private |
| Services | |
| Beds | 659 |
| History | |
| Founded | 1942 |
| Links | |
| Website | hollywood.ramsayhealth.com.au |
| Lists | Hospitals in Australia |
Hollywood Private Hospital is an acute-care private teaching hospital situated in the Perth suburb of Nedlands, in Western Australia. The hospital has 659 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)
- Mark Donaldson Ward (Victoria Cross)
See also
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
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