Swan District Hospital

Swan District Hospital
Geography
Location Eveline Road, Middle Swan, Western Australia, Australia
Coordinates 31°52′34″S 116°00′25″E / 31.8762°S 116.0069°E / -31.8762; 116.0069Coordinates: 31°52′34″S 116°00′25″E / 31.8762°S 116.0069°E / -31.8762; 116.0069
Organisation
Funding Public hospital
Hospital type General
Services
Emergency department Yes
Beds 193
History
Founded 22 September 1951 (1951-09-22)
Links
Website www.health.wa.gov.au/services/detail.cfm?Unit_ID=173
Lists Hospitals in Australia

Swan District Hospital is a general public hospital in Middle Swan, in Perth's north-eastern suburbs.[1][2] The hospital has an emergency department, 193 beds, and also provides outpatient services.[1][2]

History

The construction of the Swan District Hospital was being considered in 1951.[3]

It was opened on 22 September 1954 by the Minister for Health, Emil Nulsen,[4] as a 25-bed maternity hospital.[5] A hospital in the Midland area had previously been requested in the 1930s.[5] The hospital expanded with the addition of a 40 bed general wing that opened 18 October 1963.[5] A second general wing, that also included new X-ray facilities and a nursing aide training school, opened on 20 August 1971.[5] The Swan Valley Centre, a 25 bed mental health unit, opened in early 2001.[5]

Future

Swan District Hospital will be closed following the opening of the new Midland Health Campus, expected to be in 2015.[6][7]

References

  1. 1 2 "Swan District Hospital Campus". Department of Health, Government of Western Australia. 2 November 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
  2. 1 2 "Swan District Hospital". My Hospitals. National Health Performance Authority, Commonwealth of Australia. 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
  3. "BRICKWORKS AT MIDLAND.". The West Australian (Perth: National Library of Australia). 19 February 1951. p. 7. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
  4. "PERSONAL.". The West Australian (Perth: National Library of Australia). 22 September 1954. p. 2. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 Swan Kalamunda Health Service (2009). "Orientation Package for Nursing Students" (DOC). Department of Health, Government of Western Australia.
  6. "Frequently Asked Questions". Midland Public Hospital. department of Health, Government of Western Australia. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
  7. Martin, Lucy (4 December 2012). "Dozens of nurses walk off the job at hospital". ABC News. Retrieved 27 January 2013.


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