Corporate Body

Royal Women's Hospital (1954 - )

From
1954
Parkville, Victoria, Australia
Functions
Hospitals or Clinics
Website
http://www.rwh.org.au
Location
132 Grattan Street Carlton, Victoria 3053

Summary

The Royal Women's Hospital was established in 1954 when the Women's Hospital was granted the prefix 'Royal'. In 2003 the hospital is the largest in Australia catering specifically for the need of women and newborn babies.

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 1856 - 1954 Women's Hospital
       1954 - Royal Women's Hospital

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Published resources

Books

  • McCalman, Janet, Sex and Suffering: Women's Health and a Women's Hospital, Melbourne, 1856-1996 (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1998), 432 pp. Details

Journal Articles

  • McCalman, Janet, 'Writing the Women's - Hospital History with Medical Records', Health and History, 1 (2/3) (1999), 132-138. Details

Resources

Reviews

  • McCalman, Janet, Sex and Suffering: Women's Health and a Women's Hospital, Melbourne, 1856-1996, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1998, 432 pp.
    Hunter-payne, Gwynedd, Health and History, 1 (1), (1998), 76-80. Details

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