Balmain Hospital
Sydney Local Health District
Balmain Hospital main building, 2011
Geography
LocationBooth Street, Balmain, New South Wales, Australia
Coordinates33°51′35″S 151°10′59″E / 33.8596702°S 151.1831414°E / -33.8596702; 151.1831414
Organisation
Care systemMedicare (Australia)
FundingPublic hospital
TypeSpecialist
NetworkNSW Health
Services
Emergency departmentYes - 08:00am to 10:00pm
Beds98
SpecialityGeriatric Medicine, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
History
Former name(s)Balmain District Hospital
Balmain Cottage Hospital
Opened1885 (1885)
Links
Websitewww.slhd.nsw.gov.au/balmain

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 c. 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]

References

  1. 1 2 "Balmain Hospital". Sydney Local Health District. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  2. 1 2 "BALMAIN HOSPITAL". Evening News. No. 12, 667. New South Wales, Australia. 15 January 1908. p. 2. Retrieved 26 August 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ↑ "Balmain Hospital 130th Anniversary 1885 – 2015" (PDF). Sydney Local Health District. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  4. ↑ "BALMAIN COTTAGE HOSPITAL". The Australian Star. No. 2835. New South Wales, Australia. 8 March 1897. p. 3. Retrieved 26 August 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ↑ "BALMAIN HOSPITAL". The Daily Telegraph. No. 13, 975. New South Wales, Australia. 22 September 1924. p. 4. Retrieved 26 August 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ↑ "BALMAIN HOSPITAL". The Labor Daily. No. 676. New South Wales, Australia. 23 March 1926. p. 7. Retrieved 26 August 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. ↑ "'WHISKERED' WALLS". The Daily Telegraph. No. 14, 833. New South Wales, Australia. 24 June 1927. p. 3. Retrieved 26 August 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  8. ↑ "TOO CROWDED". The Sun. No. 5366. New South Wales, Australia. 19 January 1928. p. 16 (FINAL EXTRA). Retrieved 26 August 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  9. ↑ "BALMAIN HOSPITAL". The Sun. No. 5478. New South Wales, Australia. 30 May 1928. p. 3 (LAST RACE FOOTBALL). Retrieved 26 August 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  10. ↑ "New Wards at Balmain Hospital". The Sun. No. 1671. New South Wales, Australia. 7 April 1935. p. 30. Retrieved 26 August 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  11. ↑ "NEW BUILDING AT HOSPITAL". The Sun. No. 8393. New South Wales, Australia. 26 November 1936. p. 28 (LATE FINAL EXTRA). Retrieved 26 August 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  12. ↑ "HOSPITALS ARE POPULAR". The Sun. No. 8543. New South Wales, Australia. 22 May 1937. p. 2 (LATE FINAL EXTRA). Retrieved 26 August 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  13. ↑ "NEW HOSPITAL BUILDING". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 33, 030. New South Wales, Australia. 5 November 1943. p. 7. Retrieved 26 August 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  14. ↑ "Compliance of hand washing practices: Theory versus practice". Australian Health Review. 1998. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.630.3901.
  15. ↑ "Balmain Hospital - Main Building". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H00814. Retrieved 2 June 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC-BY 4.0 licence.
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