Broken Hill Hospital

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Broken Hill Base Hospital
Broken Hill Hospital
Geography
Location Broken Hill, NSW, Australia
Coordinates 31°56′51″S141°27′18″E / 31.94750°S 141.45500°E / -31.94750; 141.45500
History
Opened17 May 1887 [1]
Broken Hill Hospital
Building details
Broken Hill Hospital c1900.jpg
General information
CompletedApril 1889
Opened26 June 1889 [2]
Cost£3,700
Broken Hill Hospital
Building details
Broken Hill Hospital 2nded.jpg
Broken Hill Hospital c1942
General information
Coordinates 31°57′38″S141°27′09″E / 31.9606746°S 141.4524873°E / -31.9606746; 141.4524873 (1889)
Groundbreaking1941
DemolishedDecember 1999
Broken Hill Base Hospital
Building details
General information
Coordinates 31°56′51″S141°27′19″E / 31.9475285°S 141.4553851°E / -31.9475285; 141.4553851 (1941)
OpenedMarch 2000
Cost$32M

The Broken Hill Hospital is a multi-functionary regional hospital serving the community of Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia, as well as its surrounding areas.

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History

In Broken Hill’s early days the residents lived in dwellings that consisted mainly of tents or iron structure, and the small community was dealt many hardships over the including dust storms, severe heat, drought, dirty drinking water, unsanitary conditions, disease and mining accidents were commonplace. The major illnesses in the community were diphtheria, typhoid, lead poisoning, pneumonia, dysentery and enteritis and there was a high mortality rate for the young of Broken Hill. [3] In 1886 there was no medical facility in the township of Broken Hill, in contrast Silverton, New South Wales had three medical practitioners, but after the BHP Company was approached by the Miners association it was agreed to provide a temporary hospital structure that could hold six beds, a morgue and two outhouses were also included, this first initial structure was a simple timber and iron dwelling.

Though only the year after in 1887, Broken Hill’s first hospital was opened on 16 May by Wyman Brown, to replace the temporary structure, this new hospital was built on the site of Broken Hill’s present jail, at a cost of 260 pounds, over the next few years several additions were built onto the hospital. In September 1888 the contract for the erection of the new hospital was awarded to R.Honey at the cost of 3,566 pounds, to be built in Thomas Street the location of the site of the present hospital. The new hospital was officially opened on 26 June 1889 by Sir Henry Parkes, the hospital had received donations prior to the opening from the directors of the BHP Company (500 pounds), and George McCulloch (700 pounds). The surgical ward was named the "McCulloch Ward" to commemorate his generosity. [3]

In June 1939, the Governor-General of Australia, Lord Gowrie, laid a foundation stone for the new Hospital, and officially opened the Australian Aerial Medical Services wireless station at Round Hill. In September 1941, the Governor of New South Wales, Lord Wakehurst opened the new five-story air conditioned Hospital which had a capacity of 245 patients; his wife Lady Wakehurst opened the Hospital Kiosk.
Over the years additions were made to the Hospital; In 1930 the Maternity wing was officially opened, and a new maternity wing rebuilt in 1954, enforcing visiting hours for the new mothers, it provides a "wide range of comforts for mother and baby and a waiting room for the anxious father,” the hospital was also a registered school for general and midwifery nursing, with a high standard of teaching.

In April 1981, the Broken Hill Hospital changed its name to Broken Hill Base Hospital.

Staff

Recent

In May 1997, plans for a new hospital building were announced, December 1999 the old building was demolished and the new hospital was officially opened in March 2000, by Craig Knowles, the NSW Minister for Health, the new hospital was built at a cost of $32 million. [7] Some key features of the newest facility include;

In July 2012, the Broken Hill Health Service celebrated its 125th anniversary, just shy of a year later in February 2013 a $6.6million sub acute 10 bed mental health facility was opened by the Commissioner, John Feneley, and Mental health minister Kevin Humphries. Broken Hill Hospital will also accommodate training medical interns in July 2013, for the first time in decades.

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References

  1. ↑ "The Broken Hill Hospital". The Barrier Miner . 2 (401). New South Wales, Australia. 26 June 1889. p. 2 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ↑ "THE NEW BROKEN HILL HOSPITAL". The South Australian Chronicle . XXXI (1, 610). South Australia. 29 June 1889. p. 22 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. 1 2 Kearns, R. H. B. (Richard Hugh Bell) (1973). Broken Hill, volume 1 : 1883-1893 : discovery and development (2nd ed.). Broken Hill Historical Society, 1973.
  4. ↑ Kearns, R. H. B. (Richard Hugh Bell) (1982). Broken Hill, a pictorial history. Investigator Press. ISBN   978-0-85864-059-7.
  5. ↑ "100 years of service", Barrier Daily Truth, 27 April 1987
  6. ↑ Sydney Morning Herald (30 September 2015). "Systemic 'bullying' at Broken Hill Hospital, nurses claim" . Retrieved 1 October 2015.
  7. ↑ 'Broken Hill Hospitals'. (2000) Barrier Daily Truth, September 4, Page 9.
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