Mercy Hospital for Women

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Please use this contact phone number to contact the Emergency Department via Main Reception.

The Mercy Hospital for Women Emergency Department provides urgent assessment and treatment for women with acute gynaecological and pregnancy problems, and emergency care for newborn babies who were born at the hospital.

Entrance to the Emergency Department is on Burgundy Street, Heidelberg.
The MERCY entrance is next to the Austin Hospital Emergency Department.

It may be determined during your assessment that your primary issue is not gynaecological or related to your pregnancy. In this case, we may refer you for further assessment and treatment at the Austin Hospital Emergency Department, which is located within the same hospital complex as Mercy Hospital for Women.

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Please call our birth suite if you think you are in labour.

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