The Brisbane Women’s Hospital was situated at Herston and was opened on 13 March 1938. Operating as a maternity hospital, it replaced the Lady Bowen Hospital, Wickham Terrace, Brisbane. In 1967 it was renamed the Royal Brisbane Women’s Hospital. In 2003, it merged with the Royal Brisbane Hospital to create the new entity, Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital (RBWH).
Construction of what would be the Brisbane Women’s Hospital began in January 1934. It was on land adjacent to the Brisbane Hospital at Herston.
The Minister for Health, Mr Edward (Ned) Hanlon, officially opened the new Women’s Hospital on 13 March 1938. The final cost of the new hospital was £201,779.
Florence Featherstonhaugh was Matron of the Royal Women’s Hospital, Brisbane, from 1938 to 1943.
In 1966, royal assent was granted to rename it the Royal Women’s Hospital.
In 2003, it merged with the Royal Brisbane Hospital to form the new Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital.
Brisbane Women’s Hospital was mentioned in the Commonwealth Contribution to Former Forced Adoption Policies and Practices Report (2012) as an institution that was involved in forced adoption.
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13 March 1938
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2003
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Royal Brisbane Women's Hospital
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