King George V Memorial Hospital for Mothers and Babies Opens in 1941
From Faculty of Medicine Online Museum and Archive
In 1941, the King George V Memorial Hospital for Mothers and Babies was completed as part of the development of Royal Prince Alfred Hospital under the Chairmanship of Sir Herbert Schlink. This part of the hospital was intended to be a teaching hospital for obstetrics and gynaecology. There had long been a case for the need of a building of an obstetric hospital and plans had been prepared as early as 1935, but it was to be several more years before the necessary agreements were made and funds to build received. Whilst the building costs came in significantly below budget, it is worthy of note that the hospital was equipped with 45,000 pounds raised by the Ladies Auxiliary.
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