Quote this number to access your records: State Records of South Australia Agency ID GA464
These records are held by State Records of South Australia (1919 - current).
The records of the Adelaide Children’s Hospital are held by State Records of South Australia. They may contain information about children who were wards of the state, or who had been placed in out-of-home care, and who received treatment at the hospital. They also contain admissions registers and a visitor’s book from Estcourt House, which was managed by the Hospital. Records about patients from the Adelaide Children’s Hospital include admission registers, a register of patient deaths, an index to physical therapy patients, and a small sample of patient records and client files. The collection also includes some administrative and correspondence records from the hospital.
Some records in this collection are open access and can be viewed by any member of the public, while others have restricted access to protect personal privacy. Most records in this collection are restricted from public access for 60 years in order to protect personal privacy. People mentioned in these records have a right to access information about themselves. To request access to restricted records please contact the Freedom of Information Officer, Women’s and Children’s Hospital. To arrange access to open records please contact State Records South Australia.