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A pioneer in providing exceptional
patient care, Mount Hospital in Perth
has been offering the latest medical
technology
and
state-of-the-art
clinical expertise in Western Australia
for more than 25 years. Staffed by
experienced doctors with a wide
range of specialities, the hospital
offers premium service in a friendly
atmosphere and aspires for the very
best health outcomes for its patients.
Mount Hospital’s philosophy is
centred around providing excellence
in health care in a compassionate
manner while keeping the patient’s
interest as the focus of its efforts.
The 224 bed facility is fully
accredited by the
Australian Council
on Healthcare Standards
(ACHS),
a national accreditation body that
ensures hospitals provide the highest
standards of service by conducting an
external peer assessment to evaluate
level of performance.
The
hospital
provides
a
comprehensive range of medical
Mount Hospital: A
Leader in Specialist
Health Services
specialities and services and its
facilities include 11 operating
theatres,
2
cardiac
catheter
laboratories and an endoscopy suite.
It has an excellent location at the foot
of the beautiful Kings Park on Mounts
Bay Road, with most patient rooms
enjoying a garden view and several
overlooking the Swan River.
With the appointment of
Professor
David Playford
to the newly created
role of Professor of Cardiology, Mount
Hospital has become the only private
hospital in Western Australia to have
a professorial Cardiology Unit. It also
has the largest Coronary Care Unit
amongst private hospitals in the
state and is operational for 24 hours
a day, 7 days a week. Commenting
on the appointment of Professor
David Playford, Jade Phelan, General
Manager of the hospital said, “This
role has been created to provide
leadership and education to our
cardiology service and support to all
Junior Doctors in Cardiology at Mount
Hospital”.
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