Mercy Hospital, Western Australia

Mercy Hospital medical suite wing

Mercy Hospital is a 244-bed private hospital in Mount Lawley, Western Australia located on the banks of the Swan River. Mercy is operated by MercyCare, a Perth based Catholic not-for-profit organisation which also runs several aged care facilities.

Mercy Hospital was established by the Sisters of Mercy as St Anne's Nursing Home on 10 April 1937 and later as St Anne's Hospital.[1] In 1996 it changed its name to Mercy Hospital as part of commemorations celebrating the 150th Anniversary of the arrival of the Sisters of Mercy in the state.[2]

Services

Services include obstetrics, orthopaedics, paediatrics, general and day surgery, urology, gynaecology, plastic surgery, Otolaryngology, medicine, oral surgery, bariatric surgery and mental health and aged care.

References

  1. "Our History". MercyCare. Retrieved 2009-08-13.
  2. "Ceelebrating 70 years Timeline" (PDF). MercyCare. Retrieved 2009-08-13.

Coordinates: 31°56′11″S 115°53′03″E / 31.93643°S 115.88427°E / -31.93643; 115.88427

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