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Website www.sjog.org.au/subiaco Address 12 Salvado Rd, Subiaco WA 6008, Australia Hours Open today · 3–8PMFriday3–8PMSaturday3–8PMSunday3–8PMMonday3–8PMTuesday3–8PMWednesday3–8PMThursday3–8PMSuggest an edit Similar St John of God Murdoch, Hollywood Private Hospital, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, King Edward Memorial, Princess Margaret Hospital f Profiles | ||
St John of God Subiaco Hospital is a hospital in Subiaco, Western Australia. It is a division of St John of God Health Care, one of the largest providers of health care services in Australia.
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Founded in 1898, Subiaco Hospital is the oldest surviving St John of God Health Care hospital in Australia, and the first permanent facility established by the Congregation of the Sisters of St John of God.
A major rebuilding occurred at the hospital site in 1981.
Facilities
St John of God Subiaco Hospital houses 555 beds, 23 operating theatres, four endoscopy suites, two cardio and vascular intervention laboratories and radiology and pathology suites.
The on-site $30 million Bendat Family Comprehensive Cancer Centre comprises an oncology ward, day chemotherapy suite, an endoscopy unit and consulting suites.
The hospital also operates the Subiaco Clinic, which includes medical consulting rooms, a combined operating suite and day surgery unit and a conference centre.
In 2008, St John of God Subiaco Hospital became the first hospital in Western Australia and the fifth in Australia to obtain a da Vinci robotic surgical system. The robot is used for performing radical prostatectomies and other delicate surgeries.
Services
Services provided by the hospital include:
Research
In 2009, the Jean and John Tonkinson Research Foundation was established through St John of God Subiaco Hospital as a means of providing funding assistance towards research in the field of colorectal cancer.
The hospital’s Colorectal Cancer Research Centre was founded in 2006 and is headed by Associate Professor Cameron Platell.
Raphael Centre
The hospital operates the oldest of the St John of God Health Care Raphael Centres, opened in 2003. The Raphael Centre provides support and information for parents affected by anxiety or depression during pregnancy and in the two years following childbirth.