St George Private Hospital

Name :

St George Private Hospital

Address  :

1 South Street

Town  :

Kogarah

State  :

New South Wales

Country  :

AUSTRALIA

Post Code:

2217

Phone  :

02 9598 5555

Fax  :

02 9598 5000

Web URL  :


Description

About St George Private Hospital
Welcome to St George Private Hospital Owned and operated by one of Australias largest hospital operators Ramsay Health Care SGPH is considered one of the most modern high technology private hospitals in Australasia The hospital located in Kogarah approximately 20 minutes from Sydney Airport and 30 minutes from Sydney City serves the diverse population of Sydneys southern suburbs and is adjacent to The St George Public Hospital one of Sydneys major university teaching hospitals

Architecturally designed with highly skilled and committed staff the 206 bed facility offers a full range of services and can be considered as one of the best facilities in Sydney providing exceptional care and peace of mind for patients and their families

We strive to provide a positive experience for all our patients making every effort to ensure your stay with us is as comfortable as possible through the highly skilled expertise of its Medical and Nursing Staff stateof the art equipment and a full range of inpatient and day patient services all located on site for the ease of our patients

In recognition of our commitment to excellence in quality patient care and customer service the Hospital has recently been accredited by the Australian Council on Healthcare Standards until April 2010





History

St George Private Hospital History
An amalgamation of Pacific Private Bexley Private and Kogarah Private Hospitals St George Private Hospital opened on the 1 November 1995 and recently celebrated its tenth anniversary Colocated with the UNSW affiliated St George Hospital the campus offers a strong Community focus in the St George Hurstville Rockdale and Sutherland Shires

Over its first decade SGPH is one of South Sydneys largest and most comprehensive facilities boasting 205 beds 11 operating theatres a 10 bed ICU 8 bed Coronary Care Unit Cardiac Catheter Lab Oncology Day Centre Obstetric Unit and a 20 bed Day Surgery as well as a wide range of diagnostic and support services

The Hospital is regarded as one of Australias most prestigious hospitals serving approximately 31000 patients each year

In recent years the hospital added its eleventh theatre and plans further expansion and refurbishment to ensure it remains a market leader
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