Hollywood Private Hospital (Hollywood) is an acute care hospital located in

Nedlands, Western Australia Nedlands is an affluent western suburb of Perth, the capital city of Western Australia. It is a part of the local government areas of the City of Nedlands and the City of Perth. It is about from the Perth CBD via either Thomas Street or M ...

. Hollywood is Western Australia's largest private hospital, with more than 900 licensed beds. The hospital is part of

Ramsay Health Care Ramsay Health Care Limited is an Australian multinational healthcare provider and hospital network, founded by Paul Ramsay in Sydney, Australia, in 1964. The company operates in Australia, Europe, the UK, and Asia, specialising in surgery, rehab ...

Group and has more than 800 accredited specialists working across a wide range of disciplines including cardiology, gastroenterology, general medicine, general surgery, oncology, orthopaedics, palliative care, psychiatry, rehabilitation and urology. Hollywood employs over 2,000 people and has 75,000 patient admissions each year.

Specialties

Hollywood offers a wide range of comprehensive specialties, including *aged care and rehabilitation, *bariatric/obesity surgery, *cardiology, *cardiology – interventional, *colorectal surgery, *dermatology, *ear nose and throat, *endocrinology, *gastroenterology, *general medicine, *general surgery, *gynaecological oncology, *gynaecology, *haematology, *infectious diseases, *neurology, *neurosurgery, *nuclear medicine, *oncology, *orthopaedics, *paediatric surgery, *pain medicine, *palliative care, *plastic and reconstructive surgery, *psychiatry, *rehabilitation, *renal medicine, *respiratory, *rheumatology, *urology and *vascular surgery.

History

*1942 - 110 Military Hospital *1947 - Repatriation General Hospital, Hollywood;

Jean Elsie Ferguson Jean Elsie Ferguson (15 July 1909 – 30 January 1979) was an Australian Army nurse who served in World War II and later became matron of a repatriation hospital in Perth. Early life and education Ferguson was born on 15 July 1909 in the Per ...

, matron *1994 - Purchased by the

Group and commenced operations as Hollywood Private Hospital on 24 February 1994 *1997 - Opening of The Hollywood Clinic *2002 - Opening of Sylvia Perry Wing containing the John Carroll and

Clifford Sadlier Clifford William King Sadlier, Victoria Cross, VC (1892 – 28 April 1964) was an List of Australian Victoria Cross recipients, Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be award ...

Wards *2009 - Opening of Marjorie Brislee Wing containing the Hugh Edwards, Leslie Starcevich, Mark Donaldson,

Percival Gratwick Percival Eric Gratwick, VC (19 October 1902 – 26 October 1942) was an Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Early life Gra ...

and George Gosse Wards *2016 - Opening of Anne Leach Wing containing the Jim Gordon,

Stan Gurney Arthur Stanley Gurney, VC (15 December 1908 – 22 July 1942) was an Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Military car ...

and George Howell Wards *2020 - The Hollywood Clinic Expansion *2021 - Opening of the Hollywood Consulting Centre

Building

The hospital contains four wings: the Anne Leach Wing, Marjorie Brislee Wing,

Vivian Bullwinkel Lieutenant Colonel Vivian Statham, ( Bullwinkel; 18 December 1915 – 3 July 2000) was an Australian Army nurse during the Second World War. She was the sole surviving nurse of the Bangka Island Massacre, when the Japanese killed 21 of her fel ...

Wing and the Sylvia Perry Wing. All wards and units are named after Western Australians who were awarded the

Victoria Cross The Victoria Cross (VC) is the highest and most prestigious award of the British honours system. It is awarded for valour "in the presence of the enemy" to members of the British Armed Forces and may be awarded posthumously. It was previousl ...

and

George Cross The George Cross (GC) is the highest award bestowed by the British government for non-operational Courage, gallantry or gallantry not in the presence of an enemy. In the British honours system, the George Cross, since its introduction in 1940, ...

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Charles Pope Charles Pope, VC (5 March 1883 – 15 April 1917) was an Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. He received the Victoria Cro ...

Ward (Victoria Cross) *

Ward (Victoria Cross) * Frederick Bell Unit (Victoria Cross) * George Gosse Ward (George Cross) *

Henry Murray Henry Alexander Murray (May 13, 1893 – June 23, 1988) was an American psychologist at Harvard University, where from 1959 to 1962 he conducted a series of psychologically damaging and purposefully abusive experiments on minors and unde ...

Ward (Victoria Cross) * Hugh Edwards Ward (Victoria Cross) * Jim Gordon Ward (Victoria Cross) *

James Woods James Howard Woods (born April 18, 1947) is an American actor. He is known for his work in various film, stage, and television productions. He started his career in minor roles on and off- Broadway. In 1972, he appeared in ''The Trial of the ...

Ward (Victoria Cross) * John Carroll Ward (Victoria Cross) *

Lawrence McCarthy Lawrence Dominic McCarthy, Victoria Cross, VC (21 January 1892 – 25 May 1975) was an List of Australian Victoria Cross recipients, Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can ...

Ward (Victoria Cross) * Leon Goldsworthy Ward (George Cross) * Leslie Starcevich Ward (Victoria Cross) *

Martin O'Meara Martin O'Meara, VC (6 November 1885 – 20 December 1935) was an Irish-born Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Early life ...

Ward (Victoria Cross) *

Thomas Axford Thomas Leslie "Jack" Axford, (18 June 1894 – 11 October 1983) was an Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Early life Thomas Axf ...

Ward (Victoria Cross) * Mark Donaldson Ward (Victoria Cross) The Hollywood Clinic has the following: * Fenwick Day Unit - named after Ethel Gordon Fenwick * THC Edis - named after Dot (Margaret Dorothy) Edis * THC Ferguson - named after Jean Ferguson * THC Nickoll - named after Molly (Emily Mary) Nickoll

References

External links

* *Ann Whyntie
History
2001, Occupational Therapy Australia WA, retrieved 3 March 2009.
Opening of the Hollywood Private Hospital Extension
24 July 2002, Speech by The Hon Danna Vale MP, Minister for Veterans’ Affairs, retrieved 3 March 2009.
A History of Caring
ramsayhealth.com.au, retrieved 3 March 2009.
Hollywood Private Hospital
School of Surgery,

University of Western Australia The University of Western Australia (UWA) is a public research university in the Australian state of Western Australia. The university's main campus is in Perth, the state capital, with a secondary campus in Albany and various other facilitie ...

{{Authority control Hospitals in Perth, Western Australia Hospitals established in 1942 Nedlands, Western Australia 1942 establishments in Australia

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