John Hunter Hospital

Name :

John Hunter Hospital

Address  :

Lookout Road
Locked Bag 1

Town  :

New Lambton

State  :

New South Wales

Country  :

AUSTRALIA

Post Code:

2305

Phone  :

02 4921 3000

Fax  :

02 4921 3999

Web URL  :


Description

John Hunter Hospital is the principal referral centre teaching hospital and a community hospital for Newcastle Lake Macquarie and beyond It is the only trauma centre in NSW outside Sydney and has the busiest emergency department in the state

ohn Hunter is the regions largest hospital with around 550 beds

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