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Address 1 Roberts Rd, Subiaco WA 6008, Australia Hours Open today ยท Open 24 hoursMondayOpen 24 hoursTuesdayOpen 24 hoursWednesdayOpen 24 hoursThursdayOpen 24 hoursFridayOpen 24 hoursSaturdayOpen 24 hoursSundayOpen 24 hoursSuggest an edit Similar King Edward Memorial, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Fiona Stanley Hospital, Hollywood Private Hospital, St John of God Subiaco | ||
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Princess Margaret Hospital for Children (PMH) is a centre for paediatric research and care. The hospital is located on Roberts Road in Subiaco, Western Australia. It is the state's only specialist children's hospital. Together with the Child and Adolescent Community Health Division it makes up the Child and Adolescent Health Service.
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- Louis saha mika l silvestre and ronny johnsen visit princess margaret hospital for children
- Princess margaret hospital for children wa pink glove dance vob
- New childrens hospital
- Gender Diversity Service
- References
The hospital 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, naming it after 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 (but not their locations). In 2002 that organisation was renamed Women's and Children's Health Service. In 2006, the two hospitals were once again separated.
As of April 2008, Princess Margaret Hospital has approximately 220 beds and serves 300,000 patients per year.
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New children's hospital
In 2008, the state government announced that a new children's hospital would be built to replace Princess Margaret Hospital for Children.
The new hospital will be built at the corner of Winthrop Avenue and Monash Avenue, Nedlands, within the Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre site (which also contains Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital).
In January 2012, Premier Colin Barnett and Minister for Health Dr Kim Hames held a sod-turning ceremony to mark the beginning of the construction.
On 30 September 2013, Premier Colin Barnett announced that the new 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". The new hospital, due for completion in 2015, will have 298 beds.
Gender Diversity Service
The Princess Margaret Hospital, Gender Diversity Service was established in 2010 and provides a multi-disciplinary approach to the assessment, care and treatment of Gender Dysphoria in children and adolescents up to 18 years. There are 26 children annually using the service, with 16 being the minimum age for irreversible hormone replacement therapy. Team-leader of the Gender Diversity Service, Dr Caroline Goossens, has said that about one in five children continue to identify as transgender into adolescence, with the rest "coming to terms with their gender".