The 111-year-old Princess Margaret Hospital was Western Australia’s first dedicated children’s hospital.
PMH has a special place in the Western Australia State’s heart and history through the exceptional care and services provided to patients and their families, as well as being at the forefront of many medical breakthroughs.
The history of PMH dates back to 1897, when Perth businessman Charles Moore received threepence from a young girl, who asked for it to be put towards a children’s hospital. After 12 years of fundraising and lobbying efforts, the girl’s wish came true in 1909 when Perth’s Children’s Hospital opened to the public.
The original facilities included 40 beds, an operating theatre and an outpatient department. It was renamed PMH in 1949, after Princess Margaret, the sister of Queen Elizabeth II. Although PMH underwent many renovations and improvements over the years, Western Australia’s rapidly growing and changing population meant more room was needed.
In 2008, it was announced that a new, purpose-built children’s hospital would be constructed to better address the community’s future paediatric health needs. At the time of its closure in June 2018, PMH had approximately 220 beds and served more than 280,000 patients per year.
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