Perth Children's Hospital

In 2008, the state government announced that a new children's hospital would be built to replace Princess Margaret Hospital for Children. In January 2012, Premier Colin Barnett and Minister for Health Kim Hames held a groundbreaking ceremony to mark the beginning of the construction. This name was chosen as part of efforts to promote "Perth as a major centre for medical health and medical research". After structural and medical problems with the building delayed the hospital's opening multiple times, the hospital officially opened on 12 May 2018although some departments started operating earlier than that. Outpatients began to be accepted on 14 May 2018. Surgery opened on 28 May 2018, followed by the emergency department on 10 June 2018 coinciding with the closure of Princess Margaret Hospital. == Transport ==

PCH is from the Perth city centre, adjacent to Winthrop Avenue and opposite the western boundary of Kings Park. Drop off and pick up bays are available outside the main entrance and the emergency department. == Controversy ==

In April 2021, seven-year-old Aishwarya Aswath died, reportedly within 15 minutes of "a doctor finally" seeing her, at Perth Children's Hospital after waiting about two hours in the emergency department before doctors attended to her, despite her parents asking for help "four or five times". A month prior, emergency nurses at the hospital had formally warned of staffing levels and safety, pointing out "several incidents resulting in significant harm to patients". ==See also==