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Ballarat Base Hospital

Coordinates: 37°33′34″S 143°50′49″E / 37.5594°S 143.8469°E / -37.5594; 143.8469
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Ballarat Base Hospital
Ballarat Health Services
Ballarat Hospital
Map
Geography
LocationBallarat, Victoria, Australia
Organisation
Care systemPublic Medicare (Australia)
TypeRegional
Affiliated universityDeakin University
Services
Emergency departmentYes
Beds785
History
Opened1855
Links
Websitewww.bhs.org.au
ListsHospitals in Australia

The Ballarat Base Hospital is a hospital located in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia. It is a public hospital operated by Ballarat Health Services. Ballarat Health Services employs approximately 4000 staff at the Base Hospital, the Queen Elizabeth Centre 1 km to the south-west, and 13 off-site facilities in the surrounding area.

History

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During the gold rush of the 1850s, the Government Camp provided medical support mainly for officers and not for miners and the general community. However, the wounded individuals at the Eureka Stockade in 1854 received varying levels of attention, which highlighted the need for a dedicated hospital. As a result, the construction of a hospital began a year later.

In 1994, the five-story Henry Bolte wing, designed by architects Bates Smart, was completed.

Three years later, in 1997, the Ballarat Base Hospital merged with the Queen Elizabeth Centre and the Grampians Psychiatric Service to form Ballarat Health Services.

Notable staff

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Jessie Margaret Langham ARRA OBE was matron from 1947 to 1967.[1]

Specialties

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See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Rae, Ruth, "Jessie Margaret Langham (1902–1988)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, retrieved 11 December 2023

Further reading

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  • Hyslop, Anthea, Sovereign Remedies: A History of Ballarat Base Hospital, 1850s-1980s, Allen & Unwin, Sydney, 1989
  • Menadue, H. W., First Fifty Years: Ballarat Base Hospital Trained Nurses' League, 1929-1978, Ballarat Base Hospital Trained Nurses' League, Ballarat, 1978
  • Menadue, H. W. (ed.), Register of the Nurse Training School 1888-1988, Ballarat Base Hospital, Ballarat Base Hospital Trained Nurses' League, Ballarat, 1993
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37°33′34″S 143°50′49″E / 37.5594°S 143.8469°E / -37.5594; 143.8469