Balmain Hospital | |
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Sydney Local Health District | |
![]() Balmain Hospital main building, 2011 | |
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Geography | |
Location | Booth Street, Balmain, New South Wales, Australia |
Coordinates | 33°51′35″S 151°10′59″E / 33.8596702°S 151.1831414°E |
Organisation | |
Care system | Medicare (Australia) |
Funding | Public hospital |
Type | Specialist |
Network | NSW Health |
Services | |
Emergency department | Yes - 08:00am to 10:00pm |
Beds | 98 |
Speciality | Geriatric Medicine, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation |
History | |
Former name(s) | Balmain District Hospital Balmain Cottage Hospital |
Opened | 1885 |
Links | |
Website |
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Balmain Hospital (formerly Balmain Cottage Hospital and Balmain District Hospital) is a public hospital in the suburb of Balmain in Sydney, Australia. [1] [2] It was founded in 1885 and provides outpatient, rehabilitation, aged care and general practice/casualty services. [1]
The hospital commenced operation in 1885 in an adapted cottage, which survives as the hospital's administration building and is now heritage listed. A series of additions and new buildings occurred throughout its early decades: a new wing (the Evans Ward) opened in March 1890, a new outpatient, women's and children's wing (the Victoria Ward) opened in September 1901, it underwent major refurbishment in 1908 and a new children's ward opened in September 1924. [3] [4] [5] [2]
It expanded significantly in the 1920s, increasing from 40 beds to 120 beds and experiencing a doubling of treated patients. [6] Complaints about run-down, overcrowded and otherwise poor hospital facilities were common through the late 1920s and into the 1930s. [7] [8] [9] New women's and children's wards opened in 1935 and new nurses quarters' (Stacey House) in 1937. [10] [11] [12] A major new four-storey building, Thornton House, was added in 1943. [13]
The hospital underwent a significant downgrade and refocus c. 1993, with the closure of the emergency department and change in focus to provide primarily for aged care and rehabilitation, though a new casualty department opened shortly afterwards to deal with remaining unmet need. [14]
The Balmain Hospital Main Building is listed on the New South Wales Heritage Register. [15]
Balmain Hospital | |
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Sydney Local Health District | |
![]() Balmain Hospital main building, 2011 | |
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Geography | |
Location | Booth Street, Balmain, New South Wales, Australia |
Coordinates | 33°51′35″S 151°10′59″E / 33.8596702°S 151.1831414°E |
Organisation | |
Care system | Medicare (Australia) |
Funding | Public hospital |
Type | Specialist |
Network | NSW Health |
Services | |
Emergency department | Yes - 08:00am to 10:00pm |
Beds | 98 |
Speciality | Geriatric Medicine, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation |
History | |
Former name(s) | Balmain District Hospital Balmain Cottage Hospital |
Opened | 1885 |
Links | |
Website |
www |
Balmain Hospital (formerly Balmain Cottage Hospital and Balmain District Hospital) is a public hospital in the suburb of Balmain in Sydney, Australia. [1] [2] It was founded in 1885 and provides outpatient, rehabilitation, aged care and general practice/casualty services. [1]
The hospital commenced operation in 1885 in an adapted cottage, which survives as the hospital's administration building and is now heritage listed. A series of additions and new buildings occurred throughout its early decades: a new wing (the Evans Ward) opened in March 1890, a new outpatient, women's and children's wing (the Victoria Ward) opened in September 1901, it underwent major refurbishment in 1908 and a new children's ward opened in September 1924. [3] [4] [5] [2]
It expanded significantly in the 1920s, increasing from 40 beds to 120 beds and experiencing a doubling of treated patients. [6] Complaints about run-down, overcrowded and otherwise poor hospital facilities were common through the late 1920s and into the 1930s. [7] [8] [9] New women's and children's wards opened in 1935 and new nurses quarters' (Stacey House) in 1937. [10] [11] [12] A major new four-storey building, Thornton House, was added in 1943. [13]
The hospital underwent a significant downgrade and refocus c. 1993, with the closure of the emergency department and change in focus to provide primarily for aged care and rehabilitation, though a new casualty department opened shortly afterwards to deal with remaining unmet need. [14]
The Balmain Hospital Main Building is listed on the New South Wales Heritage Register. [15]