Princess Margaret Hospital for Children
Princess Margaret Hospital for Children is a former centre for paediatric research and care located in Perth, Western Australia. It was the state's only specialist children's hospital until it closed in 2018 coinciding with the opening of the new Perth Children's Hospital that was built to replace it. Together with the Child and Adolescent Community Health Division, it made up the Child and Adolescent Health Service. The PMH site is located on Roberts Road in Subiaco, Western Australia.
PMH originated as the Perth Children's Hospital in 1909 after 12 years of community fundraising. The original facilities included 40 beds, an operating theatre and outpatient department. The current name, Princess Margaret Hospital for Children, was adopted in 1949, in honour of Princess Margaret, sister of Queen Elizabeth II.
In 1994 the organisational structure for the Princess Margaret Hospital for Children and King Edward Memorial Hospital's merged. In 2002 that organisation was renamed Women's and Children's Health Service. In 2006, the two hospitals were once again separated.
In April 2008, Princess Margaret Hospital had approximately 220 beds and serves 300,000 patients per year.
In 2008, the state government announced that a new children's hospital would be built to replace Princess Margaret Hospital for Children. Following the completion of the new Perth Children's Hospital in May 2018, and the opening of its emergency department, Princess Margaret Hospital closed its doors on, and all patients were transferred to the new hospital.
