Send flowers to St John of God Bunbury Hospital
A Bunbury florist makes up the bouquet and takes it to St John of God Bunbury Hospital on the South West Health Campus. Ring the ward first; a few wards take no flowers at all.
St John of God Bunbury Hospital is the private hospital of Western Australia's South West, a 145-bed Catholic not-for-profit hospital run by St John of God Health Care. It sits at the corner of Robertson Drive and Bussell Highway, Bunbury 6230, on the South West Health Campus it shares with the public Bunbury Regional Hospital. The order has served Bunbury since 1927 and moved to this campus in 1999; the hospital offers maternity, cancer care, cardiac services, palliative care, medical and surgical admissions and rehabilitation. Many of the searches that reach this page say simply "flowers to SJOG hospital", so the first thing to confirm with the family is that the patient is in the private hospital and not the public one next door.
Two hospitals, one campus
The shared site is the detail that trips up deliveries. The private hospital's main entrance is off the front visitor car park, to the right of the public emergency department, and parking there is free. Put "St John of God Bunbury Hospital" in full on the order, then the ward, the patient's full name and a room number if you have it. A bouquet labelled only "Bunbury hospital" can end up at the public reception, and the two buildings do not forward each other's flowers.
Visiting hours and when the flowers arrive
The hospital's visiting hours are 3pm to 8pm daily, and some patients have tighter limits on visitors for their own recovery. Florists deliver during business hours, so flowers ordered in the morning usually reach the ward in the afternoon, which lines up neatly with the start of visiting. Same-day delivery is attempted Monday to Saturday for orders placed before 2pm on a weekday or 10am on a Saturday, Perth time, but with any hospital the ward decides when flowers come up, so a same-day promise is never made. Remember the time difference if you are ordering from the east coast: 2pm in Bunbury is 5pm in Sydney and Melbourne during daylight saving and 4pm the rest of the year.
Wards that say no, and wards that say yes
There is no published flower policy for the hospital, so ring the ward. In general terms, intensive and coronary care refuse fresh flowers, the cancer centre may ask you to avoid lilies and other heavy-pollen stems, and palliative care rooms usually welcome flowers but appreciate a small, calm arrangement rather than a large one. Maternity is where most bouquets go; keep scent low around a newborn and choose something that fits beside the cot.
What to order and what it costs
Choose an arrangement that arrives in its own water, so no one has to hunt for a vase, and keep it compact enough for a bedside table. Bright gerberas, native bunches with kangaroo paw and banksia, or a boxed posy in soft colours all travel well in the South West heat and last the stay. Bouquets start from about AUD 75, the delivery fee is shown at checkout and a card message is included. If the patient is heading home to Australind, Eaton, Dalyellup or a farm outside town within a day, send the flowers there instead; a rural address needs a mobile number the driver can ring.
Did you know? St John of God has cared for Bunbury since 1927; the 145-bed hospital moved to the South West Health Campus, shared with the public Bunbury Regional Hospital, in 1999.
Frequently asked questions about flowers to St John of God Bunbury Hospital
Can I send flowers to St John of God Bunbury Hospital?
Yes, to most wards, with delivery to the private hospital's main entrance off the front visitor car park. Visiting hours are 3pm to 8pm daily. Ring the ward first: intensive and coronary care usually refuse fresh flowers, and the cancer centre may ask for low-pollen stems. Give the full hospital name, the ward and the patient's full name.
How do I make sure the flowers go to the private hospital and not Bunbury Regional Hospital?
Write "St John of God Bunbury Hospital" in full on the order and name the ward. The two hospitals share the South West Health Campus at Robertson Drive and Bussell Highway; the private entrance is to the right of the public emergency department. Flowers addressed only to "Bunbury hospital" risk sitting at the wrong reception.
I am ordering from Sydney. When is the cut-off for Bunbury?
The cut-off is 2pm on a weekday or 10am on a Saturday in Western Australian time, which has no daylight saving. From Sydney or Melbourne that is 5pm and 1pm in summer, 4pm and noon in winter. Same-day delivery to a hospital is attempted, never guaranteed, so a morning order is the safest.