Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital is a teaching hospital in Nedlands, Western Australia. Opened in 1958 as the Perth Chest Hospital and later named in honour of Sir Charles Gairdner, governor of Western Australia from 1951 to 1963, it is part of the Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre. It is colloquially referred to as Charlie's. All clinical specialities are provided, with the exception of complex burns, paediatrics, obstetrics, gynaecology and major trauma.