Fremantle Hospital

Fremantle Hospital
Fremantle Hospital
Department of Health
	Main entrance with sign warning about closures
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Geography
Location	South Terrace, Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
Coordinates	32°03′30″S 115°45′05″E / 32.0582°S 115.7514°ECoordinates: 32°03′30″S 115°45′05″E / 32.0582°S 115.7514°E
Organisation
Care system	Public Medicare (AU)
Funding	Government hospital
Type	Teaching
Services
Emergency department	No (closed 3 Feb 2015)
History
Opened	1897
Links
Website	www.fhhs.health.wa.gov.au
Lists	Hospitals in Australia

Fremantle Hospital

Fremantle Hospital is an Australian public hospital situated on South Terrace in central Fremantle, southwest of Perth, Western Australia.

It was formerly the major hospital in its region; however, with the opening of Fiona Stanley Hospital in Murdoch on 3 February 2015, it was substantially downsized, with the closure of its emergency department and a range of other services being relocated to the new hospital.

Location[]

The main facility of Fremantle hospital is a historic site and looks out over the nearby fishing boat harbour, the Port of Fremantle and the Indian Ocean.^[1]

The western side is bounded by South Terrace, while Hampton Road is on its eastern side.

The hospital is also within walking distance of the Fremantle Markets, and Fremantle Oval.

History[]

Fremantle Public Hospital opened in 1897 with 52 beds. The building itself was originally a private residence, "The Knowle", built in 1856 with both stone and labour from Fremantle Prison.^[2]

Two extra wards and an operating theatre were added in 1900. Subsequent additions included the Ron Doig Block in 1934, the William Wauhop Wing in 1960, the Princess of Wales Wing in 1976.^[2]

Prior to the opening of Fiona Stanley Hospital, Fremantle Hospital and Health Service provided 575 beds across all campuses, which included Rottnest Island Nursing Post and Kayeela Hospital in East Fremantle. Facilities included 24-hour acute care, emergency department, a paediatric ward, a 66-bed psychiatric and psychogeriatric service.^{[citation needed]} The Hyperbaric Medicine Unit has provided support services for divers in all of Western Australia and clinical services to residents mainly from the immediate area for over 20 years.^[3]

With the opening of Fiona Stanley Hospital, Fremantle Hospital has become a 300-bed hospital focused on services such as mental health, aged care, secondary rehabilitation, palliative care, and planned surgeries.^[4] The Kaleeya campus was closed, with the land sold in December 2014; the Rottnest Island Nursing Post was made an external campus of Fiona Stanley Hospital.^{[citation needed]}

Notes[]

^ Chris Jeffrey and Phyl Brown (2009) on page 389 and 390 of Gregory, Jenny; Gothard, Janice; Gregory, Jenny; Gothard, Jan (2009), Historical encyclopedia of Western Australia, University of Western Australia Press, ISBN 978-1-921401-15-2
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Our History". Fremantle Hospital and Health Service. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
^ Banham ND (December 2011). "Oxygen toxicity seizures: 20 years' experience from a single hyperbaric unit". Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine. 41 (4): 202–10. PMID 22183697. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
^ "Hospital Services". Department of Health. Retrieved 28 February 2015.