The Royal Women’s Hospital is Australia’s largest specialist hospital dedicated to improving the health of all women and newborn babies.
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Each year, we care for more than 200,000 women from 165 countries, who speak 60 different languages and follow 42 separate religious faiths.
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The Women’s is committed to a holistic philosophy of health and provides comprehensive services ranging from health promotion to clinical expertise and leadership in maternity services, gynaecology, cancer services and specialist care of newborn babies.
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We are also a major teaching hospital and a medical research leader of world renown.
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For over 150 years, the Women’s has led the advocacy and advancement of women’s health care.
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Established in 1856 as 'The Melbourne Lying-in Hospital and Infirmary for Diseases of Women and Children', our hospital began as a place where ‘under-privileged women’ could give birth to their babies and receive medical attention and nursing.
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Today, our innovative social model of care recognises factors such as housing, income and stress affect women’s ability to care
for themselves and their families.
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The Women’s is a unique health service that has been shaped over time by women’s voices. We are an advocate for improvements in women’s health and well-being.
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In developing our services, we understand the importance of integrating the diverse, ever-changing needs, priorities, perspectives and experiences of our women.
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