We are a specialist facility for women's and children's health in Adelaide, South Australia. Please click on the navigation prompts on the main page for more information about the hospital, its location and the services available.
Governing Council guides new Local Health Network
In July 2011, the Children Youth and Women’s Health Service became known as the Women’s and Children’s Health Network, one of the five Local Health Networks in South Australia formed under state and federal government health reforms. Each Local Health Network is supported by a Governing Council which has a key role monitoring services and providing advice on improving clinical care outcomes, with a particular focus on service integration, performance and the safety and quality.
$1.1 million redevelopment for Rose Ward
The Women’s and Children’s Hospital’s Rose Ward, which cares for sick and vulnerable babies and infants, has undergone a major redevelopment.
Funded through two Woolworths Fresh Food Kids Appeals, the Women’s and
Children’s Hospital Foundation and the State Government, the $1.1 million redevelopment improves the capacity of staff to deliver excellence in medical care and provides a more modern, bright and comfortable place for patients and families.
Promoting excellence in research
Nadira Ruzehaji is the recipient of the 2011 Young Investigator Award for her research into the prevention of severe and painful scarring in young burn survivors.
Nadira, a PhD candidate from the Department of Paediatrics and Reproductive Health, at the University of Adelaide and the Women’s and Children’s Health Research Institute, has been recognised for her research into the function of the ‘Flightless’ protein in wound healing in children.
Starlight Express Room a centre of fun at WCH
A welcome addition to the Women’s and Children’s Hospital is the Starlight Express Room.
The Starlight Express Room provides a haven for medical-free respite for children and their families, with computer games, music, movies, crafts and other fun activities on offer to help distract children from the fact that they are in a hospital.
New MRI a breakthrough in patient care
The Women's and Children's Hospital now has a state-of-the-art magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) suite. The new digital MRI generates clearer images and improves the diagnostic confidence for clinicians.
Our new MRI suite is the first in the Southern Hemisphere to offer an ambient lighting package, which gives children the ability to control of their own environment with a range of fun sights and sounds to help distract them while they undergo a scan.
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