Balmain Hospital

Name :

Balmain Hospital

Address  :

Booth Street

Town  :

Balmain

State  :

New South Wales

Country  :

AUSTRALIA

Post Code:

2041

Phone  :

02 939 52111

Fax  :

02 939 52020

Web URL  :


Description

Balmain Hospital specialises in aged care rehabilitation and general medicine Established in 1885 the facility has become the heart of our communitybased services for the elderly A unique General Practice Casualty operates from the site and is coordinated in conjunction with local doctors and the Division of General Practice

Balmain Hospital has a multidisciplinary team approach to patient care and is a facility of the General Geriatric and Rehabilitation Medicine Clinical Stream for Central Sydney Area Health Service



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