Women's and Children's Hospital, Adelaide

The Women's and Children's Health Network (WCHN) wants you to tell us what excellent care at the WCHN means to you.

Your feedback will help us develop the WCHN Safety and Quality Framework and Strategy.

For more information and to complete the survey, click here.

Hospital visiting hours

The Women's and Children's Hospital has a commitment to provide visitors access to patient wards in line with our person and family-centred care approach.

For more information about visiting a patient at the hospital and visiting hours, click here.

$592 million is being invested into the health of South Australian women, children and babies.

$528 million will be invested to build a new world-class Adelaide Women's Hospital, providing Australia's highest standard of maternity and newborn services.

The 2017/18 State Budget also included an additional $24 million over two years to an overall $64.4 million investment to upgrade the existing WCH site. Find out more here...

Aboriginal Health Strategic Directions Discussion Paper

A Discussion Paper, Shaping the Future Strategic Directions for Aboriginal Health in the Women's and Children's Health Network has been released for public consultation as the first stage towards developing a new Aboriginal Health Plan. To read the Discussion Paper and access the online survey, click here.

B PART OF IT Meningococcal B Vaccine Study

SA Health and the University of Adelaide are conducting a large study to look at the impact of Meningococcal B vaccination in older adolescents. Students in Year 10, 11 and 12 across the state are being offered free vaccines to protect them from Meningococcal B disease. WCHN is a proud supporter of this landmark study. For more information about the study, click here.

Person and Family-Centred Care Awards

The Women's and Children's Health Network aims to provide an open, kind and positive healthcare experience for our consumers and families.

Consumers and caregivers are invited to recognise outstanding healthcare provision by a staff member from any of our teams.

Welcome to the Women's
and Children's Hospital

We are a specialist facility for women's and children's health in Adelaide, South Australia.

Please use the navigation prompts to find more information about the hospital, its location and the services available.

White Ribbon

The Women's and Children's Health Network is now an accredited White Ribbon Workplace. Read more about our accreditation.

To find out more about the White Ribbon Australia campaign to end violence against women visit www.whiteribbon.org.au.

Consumers, Caregivers and Patients - join the online consultation hub

If you would like to join a 24/7 online feedback hub to give your feedback on hospital and network documents, policies and procedures, email allan.ball@sa.gov.au to be sent your unique secure invite.

Become a volunteer at the WCH

Volunteering at the Women's and Children's Hospital is fun and rewarding.

It's also a great opportunity for you to create social connections, offer your skills and gain life experience.

WCH support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people

At the Women's and Children's Hospital we are committed to making our services more relevant, accessible and culturally appropriate for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. We offer cultural support for inpatients, and external support services for Aboriginal families.