Perth Children's Hospital


Perth Children's Hospital is a specialist children's hospital in Nedlands, Western Australia, located at the corner of Winthrop Avenue and Monash Avenue on the Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre site. It is Western Australia’s specialist paediatric hospital and trauma centre, providing medical care to children and adolescents up to 16 years of age.
This hospital provides treatment for the most serious medical cases, as well as secondary services including inpatient, outpatient and day-stay care for children and young people.

History

In 2008, the state government announced that a new children's hospital would be built to replace Princess Margaret Hospital for Children. In January 2012, Premier Colin Barnett and Minister for Health Kim Hames held a groundbreaking ceremony to mark the beginning of the construction.
On, Premier Colin Barnett announced that the new 298-bed hospital would use the original 1909 name, Perth Children's Hospital. This name was chosen as part of efforts to promote "Perth as a major centre for medical health and medical research".
After structural and medical problems with the building delayed the hospital's opening multiple times, the hospital officially opened on although some departments started operating earlier than that. Outpatients began to be accepted on. Surgery opened on, followed by the emergency department on coinciding with the closure of Princess Margaret Hospital.

Transport

PCH is from the Perth city centre, adjacent to Winthrop Avenue and opposite the western boundary of Kings Park. Drop off and pick up bays are available outside the main entrance and the emergency department. Paid parking may be available in the basement carpark at PCH, and in the QEII multi-deck carpark. The nearest public transport stops are along Hospital Avenue and Monash Avenue, operated by Transperth.