| The Royal Women's Hospital | |
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 The Royal Women's Hospital in Parkville | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | 20 Flemington Road, Parkville, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Coordinates | 37°47′55″S 144°57′18″E / 37.7987°S 144.9551°E |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | Public Medicare (AU) |
| Funding | Public hospital |
| Type | Specialist |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Yes |
| Beds | 200 |
| Speciality | Women’s health, Maternity, Gynaecology, Neonatal |
| History | |
| Opened | 1856 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Lists | Hospitals in Australia |
The Royal Women's Hospital, located in the Melbourne suburb of Parkville, is Australia's oldest specialist women's hospital. It offers a full range of services in maternity, gynaecology, neonatal care, women's cancers and women's health.[1] It also offers complementary services such as social work, physiotherapy, dietetics, genetic counselling and pastoral care. Specialist clinics in endometriosis, chronic pelvic pain, menopause symptoms after cancer, and infertility[2] are also available. It is a major teaching hospital of over 200 beds with links to the University of Melbourne and La Trobe University. Co-located in the same building is the Frances Perry Private Hospital, a 69-bed private hospital for women.
- ^ Royal Women's Hospital Official website
- ^ Melbourne IVF Accessed April 28, 2007