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]
| Balmain Hospital | |
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| Sydney Local Health District | |
.jpg) 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 |
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]
References edit
- ^ a b "Balmain Hospital". Sydney Local Health District. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ^ a b "BALMAIN HOSPITAL". Evening News. No. 12, 667. New South Wales, Australia. 15 January 1908. p. 2. Retrieved 26 August 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Balmain Hospital 130th Anniversary 1885 – 2015" (PDF). Sydney Local Health District. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ^ "BALMAIN COTTAGE HOSPITAL". The Australian Star. No. 2835. New South Wales, Australia. 8 March 1897. p. 3. Retrieved 26 August 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "BALMAIN HOSPITAL". The Daily Telegraph. No. 13, 975. New South Wales, Australia. 22 September 1924. p. 4. Retrieved 26 August 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "BALMAIN HOSPITAL". The Labor Daily. No. 676. New South Wales, Australia. 23 March 1926. p. 7. Retrieved 26 August 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "'WHISKERED' WALLS". The Daily Telegraph. No. 14, 833. New South Wales, Australia. 24 June 1927. p. 3. Retrieved 26 August 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "TOO CROWDED". The Sun. No. 5366. New South Wales, Australia. 19 January 1928. p. 16 (FINAL EXTRA). Retrieved 26 August 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "BALMAIN HOSPITAL". The Sun. No. 5478. New South Wales, Australia. 30 May 1928. p. 3 (LAST RACE FOOTBALL). Retrieved 26 August 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "New Wards at Balmain Hospital". The Sun. No. 1671. New South Wales, Australia. 7 April 1935. p. 30. Retrieved 26 August 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "NEW BUILDING AT HOSPITAL". The Sun. No. 8393. New South Wales, Australia. 26 November 1936. p. 28 (LATE FINAL EXTRA). Retrieved 26 August 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "HOSPITALS ARE POPULAR". The Sun. No. 8543. New South Wales, Australia. 22 May 1937. p. 2 (LATE FINAL EXTRA). Retrieved 26 August 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "NEW HOSPITAL BUILDING". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 33, 030. New South Wales, Australia. 5 November 1943. p. 7. Retrieved 26 August 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Compliance of hand washing practices: Theory versus practice". Australian Health Review. 1998. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.630.3901.
- ^ "Balmain Hospital - Main Building". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H00814. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC-BY 4.0 licence.
