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Women's and Children\'s Hospital
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Description
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The Womens and Childrens Hospital WCH provides state of the art health care for women and children in Adelaide and South Australia We are a world leader in many areas of endeavour
Each year more than 30000 people are admitted and around 4000 babies are born at the Hospital In addition around 250000 people come to the Hospital as outpatients
The Hospital has a 103 bed Obstetric Unit a 49 bed IntensiveSpecial Care Nursery and a 153 bed Child and Adolescent Unit totalling 305 beds in all
History
History
Children Youth and Womens Health Service
On 1 July 2004 the Womens and Childrens Hospital joined with Child and Youth Health CYH to become the Children Youth and Womens Health Service CYWHS an initiative arising out of the South Australian Governments Generational Health Review
The governments reform agenda identified a number of opportunities to improve the quality and safety of health services One opportunity was a far more integrated governance and management structure and this led to the establishment of three organisations the Central Northern Southern Adelaide and the Children Youth and Womens Health Services
The Womens and Childrens Hospital
The WCH officially came into existence in March 1989 Initially known as the Adelaide Medical Centre for Women and Children the Hospital was formed through an amalgamation of the Queen Victoria Hospital and the Adelaide Childrens Hospital Blending an internationally recognised childrens health care facility with South Australias centre for excellence for women and babies paved the way for the provision of state of the art health care in one location
In practical terms the rebirth of the two hospitals was completed 8 May 1995 when the Womens and Babies Division housed in the new Queen Victoria Building at the North Adelaide site of the former Adelaide Childrens Hospital opened for business
Over 150 patients including very premature babies were carefully transported by ambulance and taxi to the new facility About 950 am the same day little Ashlee Cossens made history becoming the first baby born in the new facility Ashlees birth was all the more significant because heart problems were detected and she required surgery carried out without the need for transport to another facility
The WCH was the first Australian hospital specialising in health services for women children and young people The location of services in one complex enables continuity of care of babies and children from conception to late adolescence The Hospital also provides extended womens health care services
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Equal Rights to Women
The constitution of India guarantees equality of opportunity and status to women and men It directs that women shall not only have equal rights and privileges but also directs that the state shall make provisions for the welfare of women In spite of the fact that women in India who constitute nearly half the population are still subjected to variou... Read More