St John of God Berwick Hospital

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St John of God Berwick Hospital
St John of God Health Care
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Geography
Location75 Kangan Dr, Berwick, Victoria, Australia
Coordinates38°02′42″S 145°20′41″E / 38.044986°S 145.344822°E / -38.044986; 145.344822Coordinates: 38°02′42″S 145°20′41″E / 38.044986°S 145.344822°E / -38.044986; 145.344822
Organisation
FundingPrivate
TypeGeneral
Religious affiliationCatholic Church
Services
Beds202
History
Former name(s)Berwick Hospital, Berwick Bush Nursing Hospital
Opened1939
Links
ListsHospitals in Australia

St John of God Berwick Hospital is a 202-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,[2] the facility was taken over by St John of God Health Care in 2003.[3] The original hospital was established in 1939 as Berwick Bush Nursing Hospital.[4]

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.[5]

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 202 beds, including 12 beds in the Day Oncology Centre, eight operating theatres,[6] two procedure rooms, a cardiovascular interventional laboratory, six birth suites and the first intensive care and cardiac care unit for the region.[7][8]

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
  • Critical care[9]

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.[10]

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.[11]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "St john of God Annual Report 2017-18 page 38" (PDF). www.sjog.org.au. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  2. ^ Williams, Eileen M; Stephenson, Noel L, (author.); Berwick Hospital (1991), Bush nursing in Berwick, the first fifty years, Berwick Hospital Inc, ISBN 978-1-875475-02-5CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ Health Data and Standards Systems Victoria (2004-02-25), “Bulletin, Issue 64”, pp. 3. Retrieved 2011-02-25.
  4. ^ Elizabeth Hart (2007-11-21), “Private Hospital Revamp Opens”. Pakenham Gazette. Retrieved 2011-03-15.
  5. ^ "Facilities". www.sjog.org.au. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  6. ^ "About St John of God Berwick Hospital".
  7. ^ "New hospital gets go ahead in Berwick". Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  8. ^ "$120 Million Addition to St John of God Berwick Hospital". Retrieved 21 April 2017.
  9. ^ "About St John of God Berwick Hospital".
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ Department of Human Services, Rural and Regional Health and Aged Care Services Division. "Search: Human Services Directory - Health Information, Australia". Retrieved 15 June 2017.

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