Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital
The Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital (SCGH) is a leading teaching tertiary hospital in Australia. It has around 600 beds and about 5500 employees who treat over 420,000 patients each year.
SCGH was established in 1958 and was named after Sir Charles Gairdner, the governor of Western Australia from 1951 to 1963. It's four kilometers from Perth's city center, near the Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre.
Trauma, emergency and critical care, orthopedics, general medicine, general surgery, and cardiac care are among the clinical services offered at SCGH. It is home to WA's sole comprehensive cancer center, which is also the state's largest cancer treatment facility, as well as the state's primary hospital for neurosurgery and liver transplants.
SCGH is completely recognized by the Australian Council on Healthcare Standards and is ranked among the world's top hospitals in 2019.
SCGH is known around the world for pioneering medical research. It was, for example, the home of Nobel Laureate Professor Barry Marshall, who proudly continues his work now that he is retired. Professor Marshall received the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 2005 for his groundbreaking work revealing that bacteria, not stress, causes stomach ulcers.
- Foundation: 1958
- Location: Hospital Ave, Nedlands WA 6009, Australia
- Beds: 600
- Website: https://scgh.health.wa.gov.au
