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| '''Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital (SCGH)''' is |
'''Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital (SCGH)''' is a teaching hospital located in ], a suburb of ]. The hospital was named in honor of Sir ] the Governor of Western Australia 1953-1968 and is part of the QEII medical centre. | ||
| All clinical specialties are provided, with the exception of complex burns, paediatrics, obstetrics, and gynaecology |
All clinical specialties are provided, with the exception of complex burns, paediatrics, obstetrics, and gynaecology. The hospital is closely associated with the nearby ] as well as ], ], and ]. | ||
| Each year the hospital treats approximately 63,000 inpatients, 40,000 emergency presentations and 300,000 outpatients. The hospital employs approximately 2,740 full-time equivalent staff. | |||
| As Australia's second busiest hospital, SCGH handles over 76,000 admissions annually. The hospital has 600 beds, and treats approximately 420,000 patients each year. The hospital employs approximately 5,000 staff. In 2009, it was the second hospital in Australia to designated as a nursing magnet hospital by the American Nursing Credentialing Center. | |||
| SCGH is set to become part of Western Australia's new 'super hospital' when a new children's hospital and a new women's hospital are built alongside. | |||
| ==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital (SCGH) is a teaching hospital located in Nedlands, a suburb of Perth, Western Australia. The hospital was named in honor of Sir Charles Gairdner the Governor of Western Australia 1953-1968 and is part of the QEII medical centre.
All clinical specialties are provided, with the exception of complex burns, paediatrics, obstetrics, and gynaecology. The hospital is closely associated with the nearby University of Western Australia as well as Curtin University, Notre Dame University, and Edith Cowan University.
Each year the hospital treats approximately 63,000 inpatients, 40,000 emergency presentations and 300,000 outpatients. The hospital employs approximately 2,740 full-time equivalent staff.
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