St John of God Hospital, Murdoch

Name :

St John of God Hospital, Murdoch

Address  :

100 Murdoch Drive

Town  :

Murdoch

State  :

Western Australia

Country  :

AUSTRALIA

Post Code:

6150

Phone  :

61 8 9366 1111

Web URL  :


Description

Welcome to St John of God Hospital Murdoch
A comprehensive health care facility St John of God Hospital Murdoch is a 337 acute care bed hospital with an associated 24hour emergency department A wide range of clinical and diagnostic services are also provided on site including medical imaging radiology MRI CT scan pathology obstetric and gynaecological ultrasound angiography suite and day procedure unit

The St John of God Murdoch Community Hospice located on the Murdoch campus is a 20bed specialised palliative care unit offering comprehensive coordinated inpatient and outpatient services

The medical clinic supports the Hospital with medical consulting suites that accommodate over 144 consulting specialists The medical clinic is linked through to the Hospital to provide ease of access for patients requiring physiotherapy or hydrotherapy treatment Other facilities include a retail pharmacy and a cafe

Also located on site is a 12bed freestanding day surgery centre

St John of God Hospital Murdoch is a division of St John of God Health Care one of Australias largest health care providers



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