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

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

Hospitals in Perth

Public hospitals

Emergency	Armadale Kelmscott District Memorial Hospital Fiona Stanley Hospital Joondalup Health Campus King Edward Memorial Hospital for Women Midland Public Hospital Princess Margaret Hospital for Children Rockingham General Hospital Royal Perth Hospital Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital

Non-emergency	Bentley Hospital Fremantle Hospital Graylands Hospital Kalamunda Hospital Osborne Park Hospital

Future	Perth Children's Hospital (to replace Princess Margaret Hospital)

Former	Fremantle Lunatic Asylum Heathcote Mental Hospital Kaleeya Hospital Swan District Hospital Swanbourne Hospital Whitby Falls Hospital Woodside Maternity Hospital

Private hospitals

Emergency	St John of God Murdoch Hospital Joondalup Private Hospital

Non-emergency	Abbotsford Private Hospital Attadale Hospital Bethesda Hospital Glengarry Private Hospital Hollywood Private Hospital Mercy Hospital Midland Private Hospital Mount Hospital Mount Lawley Private Hospital Niola Private Hospital South Perth Hospital St John of God Subiaco Hospital Subiaco Private Hospital Waikiki Private Hospital Woodvale Private Hospital for Women

Former	Seaton Ross Maternity Hospital Sunset Hospital

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

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