Lismore Base Hospital
| Lismore Base Hospital | |
|---|---|
| Northern Rivers Department of Rural Health | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Lismore, NSW, Australia |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | Public Medicare (AU) |
| Hospital type | General |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Yes |
| Links | |
| Website | Official Website |
| Lists | Hospitals in Australia |
Lismore Base Hospital is the major referral public hospital for the far north coast of New South Wales, Australia, and is located in the city of Lismore.
The Lismore Cancer Care and Haematology unit is a service within this hospital.
In October 2013 a major redevelopment (3a) of the hospital began.The project is budgeted at A$80.25 million and due to be completed in late 2016.[1] This will be followed by Stage 3B budgeted at A$180 million.[2]
On 29 November 2015 a severe hail storm caused scaffolding to collapse onto the roof of the hospital.As a result, the internal ceiling in the maternity ward fell in. There were no injuries.[3]
References
- ↑ "Lismore Base Hospital (LBH) Redevelopment: Stage 3A". health.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
- ↑ "Lismore Base Hospital Redevelopment – Stage 3B". health.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
- ↑ "Hail storm damages hospital at Lismore in NSW, roof of maternity ward collapses". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
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