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Hollywood Private Hospital is celebrating 30 years of providing top-tier healthcare to Western Australians.
Originally acquired by the late Paul Ramsay in 1994, the Perth facility has helped Ramsay Health Care become the largest private hospital operator in Australia.
Hollywood Private CEO Andrew Tome said he was "incredibly proud" of the hospital's success.
"In the past 30 years, we have more than tripled our bed numbers, we have come ahead in leaps and bounds in terms of medical services, infrastructure and advances in technology," he said.
"In the past decade alone, Hollywood has opened the Anne Leach Wing, the Hollywood Consulting Centre with a whole new fully integrated cancer centre, and a gastroenterology unit.
"In February of 1994, the hospital had just 207 accredited visiting medical specialists, and now we have more than 800 specialists working across a wide range of disciplines."
When Mr Ramsay purchased the hospital from the Commonwealth Government, he gained a 300-bed facility and a piece of Western Australian history dating back to 1942 when it was a military facility during World War II.
Hollywood is now the largest private hospital in Australia and employs close to 2,550 employees in diverse roles.
In addition to building bigger, better facilities and bringing in new technology, Mr Tome said the hospital had also grown its services.
"We have expanded our mental health clinic to make it the largest standalone private mental health hospital in WA, and we opened the first private emergency department north of the Swan River," he said.
"We have introduced cardiothoracic surgery and TAVI procedures, providing the local community with better access and more options."
Hollywood admits close to 85,000 inpatients each year and carries out more than 55,000 surgeries. The hospital also treats 15,000 emergency patients annually.
Mr Tome, who replaced Peter Mott as CEO in 2022, said he was grateful for the staff and the culture at the hospital's Nedlands campus.
"Collectively, this group – our doctors, staff and volunteers – are the heart and soul of Hollywood, they are the reason the community continues to respect and trust our hospital," he said.
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