page_title: Goulburn Base Hospital
section_title: Current building
hierarchical_section_title: Goulburn Base Hospital / History / Current building
caption_attribution_description: Goulburn Hospital - Front Elevation Dated: Date = 1889-01-1 Digital ID: 4346_a020_a020000232 Rights: www.records.nsw.gov.au/about-us/rights-and-permissions We'd love to hear from you if you use our photos. Many other photos in our collection are available to view and browse on our website using Photo Investigator.
context_page_description: Goulburn Base Hospital is a public district hospital located in the city of Goulburn, New South Wales in Australia. The hospital is situated on Goldsmith Street, approximately 1 km from the Central Business District. The hospital is operated by Southern NSW Local Health District and serves as a regional referral facility providing a range of general, surgical and some specialist services. It is a teaching hospital affiliated with the Australian National University, based in Canberra.
context_section_description: The current main Goulburn Hospital building was designed by local architect E. C. Manfred in 1886. The official opening by mayor H.S. Gannon took place on 12 October 1889 attended by a crowd of about 1,000 residents. The hospital opened with a total of 24 beds – 14 for men and 10 for women.
  By June 1949, the hospital had grown to incorporate 182 beds, a pathology department and specialized X-ray equipment.
  A major upgrade to the hospital was constructed in the 1960s, providing room for the majority of inpatient services.
  By 2013 work had commenced on much needed upgrades, including $20 million in capital works allowing an expansion of the mental health facilities, construction of a new 20 bed sub-acute wing, addition of 3 beds to the emergency department as well as general renovations. A major electrical upgrade was completed as part of the works allowing extra medical equipment to be acquired for the operating theatre and imaging departments.
caption: Goulburn Base Hospital, Goldsmith Street Entrance, 1889
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