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Seymour District Memorial Hospital


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Seymour District Memorial Hospital is a publicly funded facility located on the Northern side of the Seymour Township. Seymour is located one and a half hours from Melbourne via the Hume Freeway. Seymour has a long established relationship with the railways and the Puckapunyal Army base and is located in the lower aspect of Central Victoria, Australia. Seymour District Memorial Hospital is a recognized leading provider of Rural Health Services.

Seymour Soldiers' Memorial Hospital was officially opened in May 1920 under a deed of trust. It was funded by public subscription and leased to Matron L.C. Rutherford to treat ex-serviceman. In June 1951, the hospital became a public community facility and plans were developed for a new building. It was renamed the Seymour District Memorial Hospital in 1965. A year later, a building that nowadays houses pathology and dental services was built as a nurses? accommodation home.

In 1987, the emergency helipad, which allows for the use of the air ambulance for the emergency transportation of patients to Melbourne, was developed. In 1996, the present acute services complex was officially opened. In 2004, Bretonneux Street was purchased from the Mitchell Shire Council to enable its closure as a through street in preparation for the proposed redevelopment of the Nursing Home. The replacement residential aged care services building is currently under construction and due to be completed in June 2006. The new ambulatory care services building are also being constructed on Villiers Street, where the previous ambulance services were.

Jasper Memorial Hospital provides a wide range of emergency and primary health care services. It also provides aged care for high-need clients and a wide range of community services. Among those services are: general medical and surgical care, inpatient services for elderly and disabled featuring skilled nursing care, outpatient services like physical rehabilitation.


 

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