St John of God Mt Lawley Hospital

The foundations of MercyCare were laid down by Catherine McAuley, who began her work in Ireland during the early 1800s to fight injustices and bring compassion and care to the vulnerable. Catherine’s passion saw the formation of the Catholic Sisters of Mercy who, led by Sister Ursula Frayne, arrived in Fremantle in 1846 and journeyed up the Swan River to Perth. The Sisters of Mercy had the vision of creating a better, more equal, caring and compassionate outlook for all Western Australians, no matter who they were.