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Ballarat Base Hospital

Field	Value
name	Ballarat Base Hospital
org_group	Ballarat Health Services
image	File:BAllarat Hospital.jpg
caption	Ballarat Hospital
location	Ballarat
state	Victoria
country	AU
healthcare	Public Medicare (Australia)
type	Regional
speciality
standards
emergency	Yes
affiliation	Deakin University
beds	785
founded	1855
closed
website
other_links

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

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

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

Specialties

Cardiology
Emergency medicine
Gastroenterology
Infectious disease medicine
Lower gastrointestinal surgery
Nephrology
Otorhinolaryngology
Upper gastrointestinal surgery
Vascular surgery
Oncology
Pediatrics
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Notes

References

Rae, Ruth. "Jessie Margaret Langham (1902–1988)". National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.

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