Bendigo Base Hospital

Bendigo Base Hospital
Bendigo Base Hospital
	Bendigo hospital from the corner of Lucan St and c329
Geography
Location	Bendigo, Victoria, Australia
Coordinates	36°43′58″S 144°16′06″E / 36.7327°S 144.2683°E
Organisation
Funding	Public hospital
Type	General, Teaching
Affiliated university	Monash University,; La Trobe University
Network	Bendigo Health
Services
Beds	734
Helipad	Yes; (ICAO: YXBE)
History
Opened	1853
Links
Website	bendigohealth.org.au
Lists	Hospitals in Australia

Bendigo Base Hospital is the major hospital of Bendigo, Victoria, Australia. It is operated by Bendigo Health Care Group (commonly known as Bendigo Health). The hospital is the largest regional hospital in Victoria and one of the largest public hospitals in Australia with a total of 734 beds.^[1] As of 2019, the hospital employs around 4,000 staff and provides a wide range of services to a catchment area covering one-fourth of the size of Victoria state.^[2]

History

In 1853, it was established as the Bendigo Gold District General Hospital.^[3]

Campuses

The hospital consists of three major campuses in Bendigo, with many services extended to regional Victoria such as Mildura, Echuca, Swan Hill, Kyneton and Castlemaine. The main campus encompasses all acute medical beds, an intensive care unit, an emergency department, an acute psychiatric ward (the Alexander Bayne Centre) and an outpatients unit. The Anne Caudle Centre includes rehabilitation, geriatric rehabilitation and aged care beds. The Stella Anderson Nursing Home is a high level nursing home and the Primary Care Clinic is one of the only two bulk billing general practices in Bendigo.

Services and specialties provided

Medical specialities

Surgical specialities

General surgery
Orthopedic surgery
Vascular surgery
Thoracic surgery
Plastic surgery
Maxillofacial surgery
Urology
Ophthalmology
Anaesthetics

Women and children

Women's ward and birthing suite
Children's ward
Special care nursery
Women's health clinics
Obstetrics and gynaecology
Paediatrics

Mental health

Psychiatry
Geriatric psychiatry
CATT - Crisis Assessment and Treatment Team
Community mental health

Miscellaneous

Emergency department
Intensive care unit
Primary care centre
Radiology
Pathology
Research
Dental health
Allied health

References

^ "Bendigo Hospital". Architecture & Design. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
^ "Annual Report 2018-19" (PDF). Bendigo Health. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 March 2020.
^ "Our History". Bendigo Health. Retrieved 7 March 2020.

External links

Official website

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[1] "Bendigo Hospital". Architecture & Design. Retrieved 23 July 2020.

[2] "Annual Report 2018-19" (PDF). Bendigo Health. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 March 2020.

[3] "Our History". Bendigo Health. Retrieved 7 March 2020.

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