Английская Википедия:Balmain Hospital

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Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Infobox hospital 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 Шаблон:Circa 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]

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