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Ambulances are being diverted and some elective surgery on Monday will be postponed after a large water leak at Fiona Stanley Hospital.
Fire crews were called to the hospital, which has been beset by a litany of problems since its October opening, around 5am Sunday after an alarm was set off at the hospital.
The hospital confirmed a pipe had ruptured on level two, impacting access to hot water and air conditioning and causing the closure of eight theatres.
The Department of Health will coordinate the movement of about a dozen patients to other hospitals. These patients were due to transfer to other hospitals on Monday and the process was bought forward as a precaution.
A spokesperson from Fiona Stanley Hospital said there was no risk to patient safety.
The pipe was expected to be fixed on Sunday night.
Fiona Stanley Hospital problem timeline:
Before opening:
* Scheduled to open in April 2014 but opened in four phases. The final stage was completed in February 2015
* More than 200 Serco staff worked on site for several months when there were no patients. The opposition called this as "an outrageous waste"
* Costs blow out by several hundred million dollars, mainly due to IT problems
* Plans to make it a "paperless" hospital abandoned
Since opening:
* Doctors complain of being unable to get mobile phone reception
* Helicopter containing emergency airlifted patients is diverted to Jandakot airport after clearance is not given to land on the hospital helipad
* Jared Olsen, who suffered irritable bowel syndrome and suspected Crohn's disease, allegedly died after being given the wrong medication
* Staff start quitting amid reports of overwork
* Allegations of poor sterilisation of surgical instruments by contractor Serco
* Patient Dean claims he was given mushrooms despite advising he was allergic to them.
