HDHS: Facilities and services available at HDHS

Facilities and services available at HDHS

HDHS is a purpose-built health care facility, designed to provide integrated hospital and community health services. The two-storey hospital building accommodates a range of upgraded services which replace the existing ones at the old Hawkesbury Hospital. The adjoining Day Therapy and Community and Allied Health buildings provide a base for the growing community health services within the Hawkesbury.

The new health service fulfills the role of a district hospital, similar to the old hospital but with upgraded specialties. The 127 bed Health Service offers:

24 Hour Emergency Services
Maternity and Neonatal Services
Children's Ward
Medical Services
Surgical Services
Palliative Care Services
Intensive Care & Coronary Care
A wide range of highly qualified medical staff

The names of each ward, along with other significant areas, are based on local identities who made significant contributions in health or community service.

Other facilities and services available include: Children's health

Community & Allied Health Services
Patient Advocate Services
Pastoral Care Services
A range of volunteer services
Accomodation, services and amenities such as television, telephones, a gift shop and a kiosk.
Diagnostic Services, including on-site pathology testing, ultrasound, C.T. scanning, mammography and general X-ray are provided by Douglass Hanly Moir, pathologists and Ultrascan, radiologists.

The majority of services are based at Windsor on the new campus while others continue to be provided in centres at Richmond and in local schools.

For more information about HDHS, contact hdhsenquiries@chcs.com.au.
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This page was last modified on 2 February, 2007