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Mercy Hospital, Western Australia
St John of God Mt Lawley Hospital is a 205-bed private hospital located on the banks of the Swan River (Western Australia), Swan River in Mount Lawley, Western Australia. Established in 1937, the hospital was initially known as St Anne's Hospital and then became Mercy Hospital in 1996. In November 2013 St John of God Health Care purchased the hospital and subsequently changed the name to St John of God Mt Lawley Hospital. St John of God Mt Lawley Hospital is a division of St John of God Health Care. History 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. 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. St John of God Health Care purchased the hospital in November 2013. It became known as St John of God Mt Lawley Hospital on 5 May 2014, and the official handover ceremony took place on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St John Of God Health Care
St John of God Health Care is a Catholic provider of health care services in Australia, with 24 hospitals and facilities comprising more than 3,400 beds. The group operates in Western Australia, New South Wales, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, and New Zealand. The group has evolved out of the Brothers Hospitallers of Saint John of God, a Catholic order. History The congregation of the Sisters of St John of God was founded in 1871 in Wexford, Ireland. In 1895, Perth's Bishop Matthew Gibney sent a request to the Sisters for help to care for people suffering from typhoid fever during the Western Australian gold rushes, 1890s gold rush. The first hospital established under this arrangement was at Kalgoorlie in the late 1890s followed shortly by St John of God Subiaco Hospital, another in the Perth suburb of Subiaco, Western Australia, Subiaco. The Sisters often cared for patients with infectious diseases including typhoid and Hansen's disease (leprosy), which spread quickly in cr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |