Ashford Hospital, Adelaide
34°56′55.32″S 138°34′38.15″E / 34.9487000°S 138.5772639°E
| Ashford Hospital | |
|---|---|
| Adelaide Community Healthcare Alliance | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | 55-59 Anzac Highway, Ashford, South Australia, Australia |
| Organisation | |
| Funding | Private |
| Type | Community Hospital |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Yes |
| Beds | 239 |
| Helipad | No |
| History | |
| Opened | 1950 |
| Links | |
| Website | http://www.ashfordhospital.org.au/ |
Ashford Hospital is a 239 bed private, not-for-profit hospital on Anzac Highway in the suburb of Ashford 5 kilometers from the CBD. Ashford Hospital is the largest private hospital in South Australia.[1] It provides acute (including emergency) and maternity care.
History
Originally Ashford Community Hospital, Ashford Hospital opened in 1950 as a joint venture between the Unley, Mitcham, West Torrens and Marion councils and a group of local doctors.[2]
It was the second hospital opened on the same site with Ashford Private Hospital first opening in 1935, which was run by two nursing sisters who sold the hospital to Ashford Community Hospital in 1950.[2]
In 1995, Ashford was the first private hospital in South Australia to open an emergency department which now attends to approximately 20,000 patients each year.
References
- ^ "Ashford Hospital :: Home". www.ashfordhospital.org.au. Retrieved 2016-03-15.
- ^ a b "History of Ashford Hospital". Adelaide Community Healthcare Alliance (ACHA). Retrieved 17 February 2009.