Bendigo Base Hospital is the major hospital of the Bendigo

Bendigo, Victoria

Bendigo is a major regional city in the state of Victoria, Australia, located very close to the geographical centre of the state and approximately north west of the state capital Melbourne. It is the second largest inland city and fourth most populous city in the state. The estimated urban...

 Metropolitan Area and Bendigo Health Care Group.

The hospital consists of 2 major campuses, a nursing home, a hospice and a primary health centre, a total of 672 beds. The main campus encompasses all acute medical beds, an intensive care unit, an emergency department, an acute psychiatric ward (the Alexander Bayne Centre) and an outpatients unit. The Anne Caudle Centre includes rehabilitation, geriatric rehabilitation and aged care beds. The Stella Anderson Nursing Home is a high level nursing home and the Primary Care Clinic is one of the only two bulk billing

Bulk billing

Bulk billing is a payment option under the Medicare system of universal health insurance in Australia. The health service provider, usually a Doctor is paid 85% of the scheduled fee directly by the government by billing the patient via their Medicare card. The service provider receives only 75% of...

 general practices in Bendigo.

Medical specialities

• General Medicine
• Gastroenterology
• Nephrology
• Renal Dialysis Unit
• Respiratory Medicine
• Cardiology
• Coronary Care Unit
• Oncology
• Palliative Care

Surgical specialities

• General Surgery
• Orthopaedic Surgery
• Vascular Surgery
• Thoracic Surgery
• Ear, Nose and Throat
• Maxillofacial Surgery
• Urology
• Ophthalmology

Mental health

• Psychiatry
• Geriatric Psychiatry
• CATT - Crisis Assessment and Treatment Team

See also

List of hospitals in Australia