Osborne Park Hospital

Name :

Osborne Park Hospital

Address  :

Osborne Place

Town  :

STIRLING

State  :

Western Australia

Country  :

AUSTRALIA

Post Code:

6021

Phone  :

08 9346 8000

Fax  :

08 9346 8008

Web URL  :


Description

Welcome
Welcome to Osborne Park Hospital part of North Metropolitan Area Health Service

Established in 1962 Osborne Park Hospital is a 205bed capacity community general hospital providing comprehensive specialist health care services for the north metropolitan suburbs Its specialist services include obstetrics and gynaecology anaesthetics general surgery orthopaedics ophthalmology urology gastroenterology paediatric surgery ear nose and throat surgery general medicine and rehabilitation of the aged and extended care

The hospital features three operating theatres and endoscopy suite six wards including a same day care area and allied health services Onsite pathology PathWest and radiology services SKG Radiology are available A major 12 million building project has provided new stateofthe art facilities including an Operating Suite with three theatres endoscopy suites day procedure units and management office accommodation

Also located on the Osborne Park Hospital campus are the mental health facilities of Osborne Community Adult Mental Health Service adult outpatient clinic and Osborne Park Older Adult Mental Health Service inpatient and community services

As part of the North Metropolitan Area Health Service NorthWest which also includes Sir Charles Gairdner Group Hospital Area Mental Health Service and Population Health Program Osborne Park Hospital participates in areawide partnerships to augment and enhance health care delivery

OPH is accredited by the Australian Council on Healthcare Standards and has the longest accreditation 16 years of any metropolitan secondary hospital The accreditation process is voluntary and the decision to seek accreditation reflects our sincere commitment to quality patient care at all times and across all services




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