Bendigo Base Hospital is the major hospital of Bendigo, Victoria, Australia. It is operated by Bendigo Health Care Group (commonly known as Bendigo Health). The hospital is the largest regional hospital in Victoria and one of the largest public hospitals in Australia with a total of 778 beds. As of 2019, the hospital employs around 4,000 staff and provides a wide range of services to a catchment area covering one-fourth of the size of Victoria state.
History
In 1853, it was established as the Bendigo Gold District General Hospital.
Campuses
The hospital consists of three major campuses in Bendigo, with many services extended to regional Victoria such as Mildura, Echuca, Swan Hill, Kyneton and Castlemaine. The main campus encompasses all acute medical beds, an intensive care unit, an emergency department, an acute psychiatric ward (the Alexander Bayne Centre) and an outpatients unit. The Anne Caudle Centre includes rehabilitation, geriatric rehabilitation and aged care beds. The Stella Anderson Nursing Home is a high level nursing home and the Primary Care Clinic is one of the only two bulk billing general practices in Bendigo.
Services and specialties provided
Medical specialities
General medicine
Endocrinology
Gastroenterology
Geriatric medicine
Respiratory medicine
Rehabilitation medicine
Nephrology
Cardiology
Coronary care unit
Renal dialysis unit
Oncology
Palliative care
Surgical specialities
General surgery
Orthopedic surgery
Vascular surgery
Thoracic surgery
Plastic surgery
Maxillofacial surgery
Urology
Ophthalmology
Anaesthetics
Women and children
Women's ward and birthing suite
Children's ward
Special care nursery
Women's health clinics
Obstetrics and gynaecology
Paediatrics
Mental health
Psychiatry
Geriatric psychiatry
CATT - Crisis Assessment and Treatment Team
Community mental health
Miscellaneous
Emergency department
Intensive care unit
Primary care centre
Radiology
Pathology
Research
Dental health
Allied health
See also
List of hospitals in Australia
References
External links
Official website
