About Balmain Hospital

Booth Street
Balmain NSW 2041 
Phone: (02) 939 52111 
Fax: (02) 939 52020


Management

Acting General Manager: Ms Ann Kelly
Director of Medical Services: Dr George Szonyi
 

Services

Balmain Hospital specialises in aged care, rehabilitation and general medicine. Established in 1885, the facility has become the heart of our community-based services for the elderly. A unique General Practice Casualty operates from the site and is coordinated in conjunction with local doctors and the Division of General Practice. 

Balmain Hospital has a multidisciplinary team approach to patient care and is a facility of the General Geriatric and Rehabilitation Medicine Clinical Stream for Central Sydney Area Health Service.

Recent Initiatives

Staff began trialling the new Picture Archival and Communication System (PACS) which presents digitised x-ray images on a computer screen, utilising electronic multi-user access. As part of the pilot, the internal network and the existing microwave link to nearby Concord Hospital were upgraded. 

In keeping with our commitment to the elderly, funding for the hospital’s STRONG clinic (Strength, Training, Rehabilitation and Outreach Needs in General Medicine) continued. This popular program saw older people take part in supervised strength training for a variety of health problems. 

The hospital’s dedicated Ladies Auxiliary continued its support, raising funds to buy medical equipment including wheelchairs, pressure-relieving mattresses and spirometers.