St John of God Berwick Hospital

St John of God Berwick Hospital is a 156-bed hospital, including 12 beds in the Day Oncology Centre, which provides health care to Melbourne’s south east and regional eastern Victoria.[1]

Originally known as Berwick Hospital, the facility was taken over by St John of God Health Care in 2003.[2] The original hospital was established in 1939 as Berwick Bush Nursing Hospital.[3]

St John of God Berwick Hospital is a division of St John of God Health Care, a leading Catholic not-for-profit health care group, serving communities with hospitals, home nursing, and social outreach services throughout Australia, New Zealand and the wider Asia-Pacific region.[4]

Redevelopment

Construction of the new St John of God Berwick Hospital facility started in January 2016 and opened on 18 January 2018. The new hospital provides 156 beds, including 12 beds in the Day Oncology Centre, , eight operating theatres,[5] two procedure rooms, a cardiovascular interventional laboratory, six birth suites and the first intensive care and cardiac care unit for the region.[6] [7]

The old 82-bed hospital on Gibb Street, Berwick is now closed.

Services

The services provided by St John of God Berwick hospital include:

  • Day surgery
  • Medical and surgical services
  • Obstetrics and gynaecology
  • Special care nursery
  • Oncology
  • Elective surgery
  • Medical care
  • Endoscopy
  • Sleep studies
  • Rehabilitation
  • Critical care[8]

Health Choices

In 2010, St John of God Health Care launched Health Choices in Berwick. The service provides home-based nursing care in Victoria’s Casey/Cardinia region.[9]

Social outreach

St John of God Raphael Services provides perinatal infant mental health care and research in Berwick. Staffed by mental health clinicians, Raphael Services provide free support for parents and families affected by anxiety, depression and other mental health difficulties during pregnancy and in the postnatal period. They services also provide counselling and support for parents undergoing prenatal testing or who have experienced pregnancy loss.[10]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "About". www.sjog.org.au. Retrieved 2017-06-15.
  2. ↑ Health Data and Standards Systems Victoria (2004-02-25), “Bulletin, Issue 64”, pp. 3. Retrieved 2011-02-25.
  3. ↑ Elizabeth Hart (2007-11-21), “Private Hospital Revamp Opens”. Pakenham Gazette. Retrieved 2011-03-15.
  4. ↑ "Facilities". www.sjog.org.au. Retrieved 2017-06-15.
  5. ↑ "About St John of God Berwick Hospital".
  6. ↑ "New hospital gets go ahead in Berwick". Retrieved 2017-06-15.
  7. ↑ "$120 Million Addition to St John of God Berwick Hospital". Retrieved 2017-04-21.
  8. ↑ "About St John of God Berwick Hospital".
  9. ↑ St John of God Health Care (2010-05-07), media release PND Forum.doc “SJOG Berwick launches Health Choices – a new home based nursing service”. Press release. Retrieved 2011-02-18.
  10. ↑ Department of Human Services, Rural and Regional Health and Aged Care Services Division. "Search: Human Services Directory - Health Information, Australia". Retrieved 2017-06-15.

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