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Description

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A cheerful caring environment
Alwyn Rehabilitation Hospital is an independently owned and operated
26 bed private hospital dedicated completely to physical rehabilitation

Alwyn has been serving the community for 50 years and we have built a reputation for providing high quality care that has resulted in excellent outcomes for our patients Each year we treat around 1000 patients recovering from orthopaedic surgery strokes workrelated injuries and those individuals requiring general rehabilitation

Alwyn Rehabilitation Hospital is set amongst beautiful grounds in the Sydney metropolitan area As a small hospital we offer the individual attention needed in rehabilitation

Mission
Our mission is to work in partnership with patients and their families or friends to promote maximum restoration of function optimum quality of life and reintegration into their community following injury and or disability

Our Vision
We will continue to provide a high quality effective and efficient rehabilitation service promoting a culture of partnership with patients carers general practitioners and other agencies

Through a collaborative approach we will continue to achieve our stated mission of assisting patients to meet their individual goals

We will continue to be a respected provider of rehabilitation care

The team at Alwyn will continue to meet the standards required by the Department of Health and ACHS

We will deliver our service and business processes in a cost effective and efficient manner to ensure the sustainability of the business

We will continue to explore ways to improve and grow the business

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History

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Alwyns History
In the mid 50s Alice Donnelly RN was working at Highbury a local Surgical hospital when she was prompted by Doctors to start her own hospital providing her high standards of nursing care for their patients with medical conditions and for patients requiring convalescence following a surgical procedure Initially her sister Winifred partnered her in this venture and facing the dilemma of naming their new hospital which opened in 1959 they finally agreed on combining their names Alice and Winifred which became with a little poetic licence Alwyn

When Alice became ill in 1970 she was succeeded by her son Walter who took over the management of the hospital At that time there were six other hospitals within the municipalities of Strathfield and Burwood providing similar services and the management at Alwyn sharpened their focus moving into the field of Rehabilitation

Bringing Rehabilitation to Sydney
The concept and role of rehabilitation was new to Australia and Alwyn was one of the first Private Hospitals to provide this service in Sydney Initially the team at Alwyn worked hand in hand with the since defunct rehabilitation service provided by Western Suburbs Hospital but by 1984 they had employed their own Physiotherapist and Occupational therapist and although Rehabilitation still remained unrecognised by many including the Health funds management persevered refining their systems and building their team

With only 26 beds the hospital has been regarded as tiny but this perceived weakness is our strength As a small hospital with a warm caring family like environment for patients and team members enabling all members of the team to work closely together

A New Wing
Walter Donnelly was a crusader for the provision of excellence in rehabilitation Though he retired as CEO of Alwyn in 2001 he and his wife Helen continued on as directors of the hospital Then following a short illness he passed away in March 2003 Helen remains the Director of the hospital and continues to provide guidance to the management team

At Alwyn we are proud that our hospital remains a family owned business and we are able to pursue Mr Donnellys dream and continue this philosophy for Alwyn into the future Managements commitment is evidenced by the ongoing capital expenditure aimed at improving the comfort and well being of our patients A new wing was completed in November 2001 and plans are currently underway to modernise the original wing of the hospital

Commitment
The quality of care is demonstrated by the high level of patient and doctor satisfaction and continuous accreditation with the Australian Council of Health Care Standards since 1989 This commitment is reinforced by a supportive closeknit group of professional staff that have seen Alwyn at the forefront of many developments in the provision of Rehabilitation Services They remain dedicated to providing the best service possible to those who trust themselves to our care