Epworth Freemasons
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Epworth Freemasons | |
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Services | |
Beds | 234 inpatient, 9 delivery |
History | |
Opened | 1937 |
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Website | www |
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Established in 1937, Epworth Freemasons (formerly the Freemasons Hospital), located at 166 Clarendon St in
It is a non-government, not-for-profit, charitable institution providing a range of inpatient and ambulatory care services including: Women's and related health services including
In October 2006 the hospital was purchased by
The now Epworth Freemasons Hospital still operates as a hospital.
The site is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register.[2]
History
The Freemasons Hospital was established in 1937, as an initiative of Victoria's Freemasons in the 1930s to accommodate middle-class fee paying patients. The original five-level reinforced concrete building was designed by architects, Stephenson and Meldrum (later Stephenson and Turner), in a Functionalist Modern style with its bold horizontal balconies, contrasting vertical service tower and minimal decoration. The white rendered exterior was trimmed with blue tiles and horizontal tubular steel balustrades.
Between 1956 and 1958 the hospital was substantially extended by architects, Meldrum and Noad, to a design sympathetic to the original by continuing the sweeping balconies. Further wings to the east were added in 1968 and again in 1977 with the front entrance altered.
The hospital is of historical and architectural significance to the State of Victoria.
Facilities
- 234 inpatient beds
- 9 Delivery Suites
- Day Procedure Centre
- Intensive Care Unit
See also
- Epworth Healthcare
- Royal Masonic Hospital
- Masonic Children's Hospital
- Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center
References
- ^ ING Real Estate "ING Real Estate Healthcare Fund Annual Report", June 2006.
- ^ "Freemasons Hospital, Victorian Heritage Register (VHR) Number H1972, Heritage Overlay HO886". Victorian Heritage Database. Heritage Victoria.
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