About Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital

Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital is a progressive, fully accredited teaching hospital located on a 28 hectare medical campus adjacent to King’s Park in Nedlands, 4 kilometres from the central business district of Perth.

Clinical services are provided via a devolved management structure encompassing six Clinical Service Units. All clinical specialties are available, with the exception of complex burns, paediatrics, obstetrics and gynaecology. The hospital has a distinguished record in patient care, teaching and research and is closely associated with the nearby University of Western Australia as well as Curtin, Notre Dame and Edith Cowan Universities.

Each year the hospital treats approximately 63,000 inpatients, 40,000 emergency presentations and 300,000 outpatients. There are currently 606 beds available, 88 of which are day patient beds. An additional 34 general medical beds are also currently accessible at Osborne Park Hospital and a 15 bed Care Awaiting Placement Unit is located at South Perth Community Hospital (known as the Gairdner Ward Interim Care). The hospital employs approximately 2,740 full-time equivalent staff.

NMAHS Executive based at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital

Chief Executive

Dr David Russell-Weisz

Executive Director, Sir Charles Gairdner Group

Dr Amanda Ling

A/Executive Director Medical Services

Dr Peter Bentley

Executive Director of Nursing Services, Sir Charles Gairdner Group

Assoc Prof Di Twigg

Nurse Director Corporate Nursing, Research and Development

Sue Davis

Executive Director Workforce

Mr Jon Frame

Executive Director Facilities Management

Mr Alan Buckley

Contact Details

Hospital Avenue
NEDLANDS WA 6009

Phone: 61 8 9346 3333
Fax: 61 8 9346 2534
Patient Enquiries: 61 8 9346 4444