Mount Druitt Hospital
hospital in Australia
Mount Druitt Hospital is a district general hospital in the Western Sydney suburb of Mount Druitt, New South Wales, Australia. It was opened by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on 11 October 1982, and was designed by Lawrence Nield in 1980.
In 2015/2016, the average available bed number was 161. The hospital had 32,437 attendances in 2015/2016.
Services
In addition to medical, surgical and paediatric patients, the hospital includes emergency, surgical, dental, palliative care services and Medical Imaging facilities. The operating suite was renamed in 2013 in honour of surgeon Dr Mac Wyllie.
Mount Druitt Hospital's Palliative Care Unit was Australia's leading palliative care service in 2014.
It is also considered the area's leading pediatric care facility with emergency and inpatient services for children.
Expansion
In 2006, the state member Richard Amery announced extensions totalling 10 beds spread throughout various units within the hospital. This included aged care rehabilitation and emergency care.
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