Series S2404 - PATIENT MEDICAL RECORDS

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AU WA S2404

Title

PATIENT MEDICAL RECORDS

Date(s)

  • 1978-01-01 - 1995-12-31 (Creation)

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Name of creator

AU WA A1000 - MOUNT HENRY HOSPITAL (1951-01-01 - 1998-08-03)

Administrative history

Originally opened in 1951 to care for mentally ill and disabled elderly patients. Mount Henry Hospital became a teaching hospital for the W.A. School of Nursing from 1954 to 1975 with a restorative unit opened in1964 and declared a Public Hospital in 1966. At its peak, the Hospital housed 380 beds and offered services for Restorative, Respite, Assessment, Continuing Care, Palliative Care and Psycho Geriatric treatment. The hospital closed in mid 1998.

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Scope and content

Files relating to patients whose cases have resulted in a law case.

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None discernible

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Restricted 100 years

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Range Control Symbol = 1-4

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