Corporate Body
Royal Women's Hospital (1954 - )
- From
- 1954
Parkville, Victoria, Australia - Functions
- Hospitals or Clinics
- Website
- http://www.rwh.org.au
- Location
- 132 Grattan Street Carlton, Victoria 3053
Summary
The Royal Women's Hospital was established in 1954 when the Women's Hospital was granted the prefix 'Royal'. In 2003 the hospital is the largest in Australia catering specifically for the need of women and newborn babies.
Published resources
Books
- McCalman, Janet, Sex and Suffering: Women's Health and a Women's Hospital, Melbourne, 1856-1996 (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1998), 432 pp. Details
Journal Articles
- McCalman, Janet, 'Writing the Women's - Hospital History with Medical Records', Health and History, 1 (2/3) (1999), 132-138. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q7375028. Details
- VIAF - Virtual International Authority File, OCLC, https://viaf.org/viaf/268207158. Details
- Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-621289. Details
Reviews
- McCalman, Janet, Sex and Suffering: Women's Health and a Women's Hospital, Melbourne, 1856-1996, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1998, 432 pp.
Hunter-payne, Gwynedd, Health and History, 1 (1), (1998), 76-80. Details
Ailie Smith
Created: 9 April 2003, Last modified: 17 June 2010