Wollongong Hospital
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Wollongong Hospital | |||||||||||
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Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District | |||||||||||
Geography | |||||||||||
Location | Crown street, Wollongong, New South Wales, Illawarra, NSW, Australia | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 34°25′29″S 150°53′01″E / 34.4248°S 150.8835°E | ||||||||||
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Care system | Public Medicare (AU) | ||||||||||
Type | Teaching | ||||||||||
Affiliated university | University of Wollongong | ||||||||||
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Emergency department | Yes | ||||||||||
Beds | more than 500 | ||||||||||
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Helipad | (ICAO: YXWL) | ||||||||||
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Links | |||||||||||
Website | https://www.islhd.health.nsw.gov.au/hospitals/wollongong-hospital | ||||||||||
Lists | Hospitals in Australia |
Wollongong Hospital is the major tertiary referral hospital located in the
Wollongong Hospital has the capacity to treat complex and specialist cases. It provides all medical specialties including 24/7 cardiac intervention, aged care, Pediatrics, and all surgical specialties except cardio-thoracic surgery.[2] The emergency Department in Wollongong Hospital is also one of the busiest in New South Wales, with around 50000 case presentations annually.[3]
Wollongong Hospital is also the principal
The hospital is currently undergoing $100 million worth of capital works enchantments which include a new elective surgical center consisting of seven new operation theaters and 60 new surgical beds. Wollongong Hospital will also receive a new 24 bed Intensive Care Unit/ High Dependency Unit, along with a multi-deck car park to accommodate 600 additional car park spaces. The project is set to be completed in 2015.[4]