Shellharbour Hospital

Infobox Hospital
Name = Shellharbour Hospital
Org/Group = South Eastern Sydney and Illawarra Area Health Service


Caption =

Location = Madigan Boulevard, Shellharbour
Region = Wollongong
State = NSWSpecial Postcode - 2529
Country = Australia
HealthCare = Medicare
Type = District
Speciality = Gynaecology, psychiatry
Standards =
Emergency = Yes
Affiliation= University of New South Wales, University of Wollongong
Beds = 80
Founded = 1986
Closed =
Website = http://www.sesiahs.health.nsw.gov.au/Hospitals/Shellharbour_Hospital.asp
Wiki-Links = |

Shellharbour Hospital is a major district hospital located in Shellharbour, New South Wales, a southern suburb of Wollongong. It is part of the Southern network of the South Eastern Sydney and Illawarra Area Health Service, and receives students from the University of New South Wales and University of Wollongong.

ervices

Shellharbour Hospital provides medical, surgical, obstetric, emergency and psychiatry services to the Shoalharbour and northern Illawarra region, operating 75 beds and a five-bed high dependance unit. [Citation | last = East Coast Medical Network| title = East Coast Medical Network 2007| url=http://www7.health.nsw.gov.au/healthjobs/PDFDL/Network_EastCoast_BPT.pdf | access-date = 2008-04-25 ] It also operates a satellite dialysis unit, and is also a leading provider of gynaecological and laparoscopic surgery in the Southern region. In the year 2006-7 there were over 15,000 admissions provided by 273 full-time equivalent staff. [Citation | last = South Eastern Sydney and Illawarra Area Health Service| title = Annual Report 2006-7| url=http://www.sesiahs.health.nsw.gov.au/Publications/Annual_Reports/Documents/Health_services.pdf | access-date = 2008-04-25 ]

A new 20-bed mental health unit intended as a step-down service that provides rehabilitation for patients discharged from acute care services is currently under construction.cite news
first =
last =
title = Work begins on Shellharbour Hospital mental health unit
url = http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/05/23/1931051.htm
publisher = ABC
date = May 23 2007
accessdate = 2008-04-24 ] Also being built is an adolescent mental health unit. The centre for referral of complex cases from Shellharbour is Wollongong Hospital. [Citation | last = East Coast Medical Network| title = East Coast Medical Network 2007| url=http://www7.health.nsw.gov.au/healthjobs/PDFDL/Network_EastCoast_BPT.pdf | access-date = 2008-04-25 ] The hospital receives students from the University of New South Wales, [Citation | last = UNSW| title = Handbook| url=http://www.handbook.unsw.edu.au/faculties/2007/med/ClinLearnEnvUG.html | access-date = 2008-04-25 ] and in 2008 a formal agreement was signed with the University of Wollongong graduate medical school.cite news
first =
last =
title = Accreditation not linked to patient care: Meagher
url = http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/02/06/2155652.htm
publisher = ABC
date = February 6 2008
accessdate = 2008-04-24 ]

History

Shellharbour Hospital opened in 1986 by Neville Wran, after many years of lobbying and at a cost of A$22 milion.cite news
first = Simone
last = Rosamond
title = Not so happy 21 years
url =
publisher = Illawarra Mercury
date = September 1 2007
accessdate = 2008-04-25 ] The hospital provided medical and surgical services, and paediatric and maternity services were transferred to it from nearby Port Kembla Hospital.cite news
first = Courtney
last = Trenwith
title = Fond memories for nurses
url =
publisher = Illawarra Mercury
date = May 11 2007
accessdate = 2008-04-25 ] As the population of the area grew, the volume of services provided steadily increased and placed pressure on hospital services; in 2006, physician Chris Dunn said the hospital was under-resourced and there was a "staffing crisis."cite news
first = Gabriel
last = Dunlevy
title = Shellharbour hospital's many unhappy returns
url =
publisher = Illawarra Mercury
date = September 2 2006
accessdate = 2008-04-25 ]

In 2007 the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP) revoked the hospital's accreditation for employing and teaching basic physician trainees due to inadequate supervision, as there were not enough senior staff employed.cite news
first =
last =
title = Accreditation not linked to patient care: Meagher
url = http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/02/06/2155652.htm
publisher = ABC
date = February 6 2008
accessdate = 2008-04-24 ] The hospital submitted a request to regain its status in 2008,cite news
first =
last =
title = Shellharbour Hospital may get teaching accreditation reinstated
url = http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/03/13/2188242.htm
publisher = ABC
date = March 13 2008
accessdate = 2008-04-24 ] and the RACP restored its training role for 12 months. 2008 also saw the opening of a new home birthing service and family care centre.cite news
first =
last =
title = Shellharbour Hospital gets new home birth service
url = http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/06/13/2273925.htm
publisher = ABC
date = June 13 2008
accessdate = 2008-08-03 ]

ee also

*List of hospitals in Australia

Notes

External links

* [http://www.sesiahs.health.nsw.gov.au/Hospitals/Shellharbour_Hospital.asp Shellharbour Hospital Website]