The Queen Alexandra Hospital for Women was a maternity hospital and children's hospital established at Hobart, Tasmania in 1905 to commemorate the coronation of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra in 1902 on a site in Hampden Road, Battery Point.[1]
| Queen Alexandra Hospital, Hobart | |
|---|---|
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| Geography | |
| Location | Battery Point, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | DHHS |
| Type | Maternity, neonatal care |
| Affiliated university | None |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Yes, Neonatal Intensive care |
| Beds | 11 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1902 |
| Closed | 1980 |
| Links | |
The hospital was primarily designed to care for women who were pregnant, in need of natal and neonatal care, and as a training hospital for midwives and nurses.[1]
It was originally operated by a private board of management, but in 1950 it came under the control of the Government of Tasmania, who increasingly affiliated its services with those of the Royal Hobart Hospital. In 1980, the building in Battery Point which was becoming too antiquated for modern health care services, was closed, and the Queen Alexandra hospital was moved to a new wing attached to the Royal. In 1999, the Queen Alexandra wing was leased to a private hospital organisation, which re-opened the site as the Hobart Private Hospital.
Notable people
editBirths
edit- Max Bingham (1927–2021), politician[2]
- Martin Bryant (born 1967), perpetrated the Port Arthur massacre (Australia)[3]
- Queen Mary of Denmark (born 1972)[4]
- Errol Flynn (1909–1959), actor
- Peter Jones (Australian rules footballer) (born 1946)[5]
Staff
edit- Bruce Hamilton (ophthalmologist) (1901–1968), ophthalmic surgeon
- Doone Kennedy (1927–2014), politician who served as a president or board member of numerous organizations, including QAH[6]
References
edit- ^ a b Agency Details: Queen Alexandra Hospital for Women, Archives Office of Tasmania.
- ^ "Family Notices". The Advocate. Burnie, Tas.: National Library of Australia. 28 March 1927. p. 2. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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- ^ "Family Notices". The Mercury. Vol. CLXIV, no. 23, 673. Tasmania, Australia. 22 October 1946. p. 16. Retrieved 21 May 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
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