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Rockingham General Hospital
Elanora Drive
Cooloongup WA 6168
PO Box 2033
Rockingham WA 6967
(08) 9599 4000
Main entrance to Rockingham General Hospital

Hospital Tours

Tours of the maternity ward are held every second Saturday leaving from the kiosk at the main foyer at 2.50pm. No booking required. For more information call (08) 9599 4740.

Facilities
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Rockingham General Hospital provides care for low and medium risk women. Midwives, Consultant obstetricians, GP obstetricians, paediatricians and anaesthetists work collaboratively to provide a women-centred quality service.

The hospital has recently undergone extensive refurbishment and expansion and now has five birth suites, 20 maternity beds and a neonatal unit with four cots.

Private and public care options are available.

Rockingham General Hospital provides public maternity care to women living within the following postcodes: 6165, 6167-6176 .

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Facilities

  • Five birth suites
  • 20 maternity beds with en-suite facilities
  • TV in all rooms including Birth Suites
  • Client/Visitor lounge with beverage facilities

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Services and Features

  • Low-medium risk deliveries
  • Visiting hours:
    - 8am - 1pm
    - 3pm - 8pm
  • Mum and baby one-on-one time 1pm - 3pm
  • Obstetric clinic
  • Lactation clinic twice weekly
  • Visiting Midwifery Services
  • Level 2a neonatal nursery with four cots
  • Ultrasound
  • Pathology
  • Dietitian service
  • Diabetes education
  • Physiotherapy
  • Parent education classes
  • Child health nurse
  • Mental health services
  • Social work services
  • Newborn Hearing Screening
  • Interpreter Service

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More Information

Tours are conducted on a regular basis. Please contact the maternity unit - gail.hammond@health.wa.gov.au

Additional service available for pregnant women:

Pregnancy, Birth & Baby helpline
24 hr Service 7 days/week
Tel: 1800 882 436

Women's and Newborns information

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