Bendigo Base Hospital

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]

Bendigo Base Hospital
Geography
LocationBendigo, Victoria, Australia
Coordinates36.7327°S 144.2683°E / -36.7327; 144.2683
Organisation
FundingPublic hospital
TypeGeneral, Teaching
Affiliated universityMonash University,
La Trobe University
NetworkBendigo Health
Services
Beds734
HelipadYes
(ICAO: YXBE)
History
Opened1853 (1853)
Links
Websitebendigohealth.org.au
ListsHospitals in Australia

History

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

Campuses

The hospital consists of 3 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

Women and Children
  • Women's Ward & Birthing Suite
  • Children's Ward
  • Special Care Nursery
  • Women's Health Clinics
  • Obstetrics & 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

See also

List of hospitals in Australia

References
  1. "Bendigo Hospital". Architecture & Design. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  2. "Annual Report 2018-19" (PDF). Bendigo Health.
  3. "Our History". Bendigo Health. Retrieved 7 March 2020.


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