St John of God Bendigo Hospital

St John of God Bendigo Hospital is a division of St John of God Health Care, one of the largest providers of health care services in Australia.[1]

St John of God Health Care acquired Mt Alvernia Mercy Hospital in February 2005, renaming it St John of God Bendigo Hospital.[2] The private hospital services the city of Bendigo and Central Victoria.

In 2009, a survey conducted by Medibank Private reportedly found that St John of God Bendigo Hospital patients were the most satisfied Victorian hospital patients.[3]

Facilities

The 121-bed hospital houses four theatres, one endoscopy suite, a cardiac catheritisation lab and a new critical care/intensive care unit, as well as a hydrotherapy pool and gymnasium.[4]

Services

Services provided by St John of God Bendigo Hospital include:

Social Outreach

The hospital operates Horizon House Bendigo, which opened in 2002.[5] The Horizon House program provides long-term accommodation, intensive support and care for young homeless people aged 16-22 years.[6]

The Horizon house mobile canteen reportedly provides up to 100 meals per week to homeless youths in Bendigo.[7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ LiveinVictoria.vic.gov.au (2010), “Living in Regional Victoria”, pp.3, Retrieved 2011-02-24
  2. ↑ Breastscreen Victoria, “Annual Report 2004-2005”, pp.7. Retrieved 2011-02-25
  3. ↑ Bendigo Advertiser (2009-09-19), “St John satisfies patients”. Retrieved 2011-02-25
  4. ↑ St John of God Health Care, “Bendigo”. Retrieved 2011-02-25.
  5. ↑ St John of God Health Care (2010), media Horizon House feb 2010.pdf “Hospital helps homeless youth”. Press release. Retrieved 2010-02-25.
  6. ↑ Ljiljanna Ravlich (2007-10-04), “Lotterywest grant to support at-risk youth”, Government of Western Australia. Press release. Retrieved 2010-02-25.
  7. ↑ Karen Sweeney (2010-02-08), “Horizon House mobile canteen has right recipe for Bendigo's homeless”, Bendigo Advertiser. Retrieved 2010-02-25.

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