Hollywood is a 350-bed private teaching hospital. Public patients are only eligible for treatment in the hospital's Palliative Care Unit . If you are unsure of your entitlements, please check with the Department of Veterans' Affairs. Hollywood Private Hospital does not have a full-service emergency department but can accept acute referrals 24 hours a day. Patients with cardiac emergencies, eg acute chest pain, may attend without referral.
All admissions require a current referral to a specialist.
Ideally this should be from the patient's General Practitioner, or, in a genuine emergency, this may be facilitated by the Resident Medical Officer who initially assesses the patient at Hollywood. Volunteers have an important role to play at Hollywood, providing much needed support and assistance, and we welcome anyone interesting in donating their time. There are many volunteer opportunities at Hollywood, including involvement with the Australian Red Cross and the Palliative Care Unit . Hollywood is owned by Australian company Ramsay Health Care Pty Limited , a name synonymous with quality in private health care and developed by Mr Paul Ramsay over 35 years. Ramsay Health Care is today one of the largest and most respected private hospital groups in the country.