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Range of Services:
Canterbury Hospital is a metropolitan hospital with links to Concord Repatriation
General and Royal Prince Alfred Hospitals and the University of Sydney, offering a wide
range of health services to the 135,000 people in the Local Government Area of Canterbury.Approximately 68.8% of the population is from non-English speaking
backgrounds, with the predominant countries of origin being Lebanon, China, Greece,
Vietnam, Italy and Korea.
The hospital, located about 12
kilometres from the centre of Sydney was completely rebuilt in 1998 at a
cost of $80 million. We provide 24 hour emergency services, general medicine, intensive care, surgery,
pædiatrics, obstetrics and gynæcology, coronary care, day surgery, diagnostic services
including C.T. scanner, and ambulatory care. All parts of the hospital
are air-conditioned and underground parking for staff is available.
The hospital has a strong
reputation as a learning environment for health practitioners of all
disciplines. Teaching facilities includes CIAP access in every clinical
area, a 100-seat lecture theatre and a video conferencing facility.
Limited short-term single room en-suite
accommodation may be available.
Community Health services and a Tresillian Family Care Unit are
co-located on the Canterbury site.
Location:
Canterbury Road,
Campsie NSW 2194,
Phone: (02) 9787 0000,
Fax: (02) 9787 0031.
Staff:
General Manager: Mr Peter Clout,
Director of Nursing: Ms Vicki Hathaway,
Director of Medical Services: Dr Helen Jagger,
Director of Service Development: Ms Marie Dickinson.
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