Alexandra District Hospital

Description

Our Vision
quotExcellence in Rural Health Carequot

Our Mission
quotProvision of quality integrated Health Services that meet the needs of our communityquot

History

136 YEARS
In late 1866 the mining boom hit Redgate as Alexandra was then known and with the consequential population explosion the need for medical and hospital care became an issue

In 1870 the Local Council purchased two buildings for two pounds They went on to spend a further 50 pounds converting part of an old hotel into a courthouse and the other section into a hospital From these humble beginnings sprang the Alexandra District Hospital

The grand opening ball of the Hospital on the present site was Friday 20th September 1871 Its official incorporation and registration as a public hospital was on the 11th of December 1871 the official opening date

The then new Hospital had a bed capacity of five and the first matron was Mrs Margaret Milroy In 1888 the size of the Hospital was doubled to ten beds with the reconstruction from wood to brick and the addition of the Jubilee Wing

A disastrous fire in 1957 destroying not only the major part of the Hospital but also all the archive records prior to that point makes the development of this institution very difficult to recount Suffice to say a total reconstruction was undertaken

Between 1969 and 1977 further development increased the services to a total of 30 beds including the only nursing home beds in the area

The mid 1980s to the present day saw the most rapid expansion in services and development of the Hospital The Hospital now provides specialist medical services in nine clinical disciplines as well as a local doctor service of seven general practitioners supporting radiology pathology physiotherapy district nursing and many other services The equipment and facilities are state of the art and every effort will be made continue to ensure that this is the case