Cape Hawke Community Private Hospital

Cape Hawke Community Private Hospital the business of caring	29-41 South Street PO Box 159 Forster NSW 2428 Facsimile: 02 6555 8750 Telephone: 02 6555 1333 info@capehawkehospital.com.au www.capehawkehospital.com.au
Cape Hawke Community Private Hospital continuously strives to be the hospital of first choice for Doctors, Patients, Staff and the broader community through the provision of quality health care. We will achieve this objective by utilising Best Practice Principles to develop and maintain a safe competent and caring environment. We also aim to be a health care business that is effective and efficient in all facets of its operation.

Cape Hawke Community Private Hospital is a community owned asset, the Cape Hawke Community Hospital and Health Association Incorporated being the community organisation responsible for it. Since its inception in 1957, the operation of the hospital has been leased to suitably qualified persons, who, in turn, have the responsibility for running it – currently Community Private Health Care Pty Ltd, a wholly owned Australian Company based in New South Wales and with interests in Queensland. Public funding for services has been sought many times unsuccessfully. A renewed concerted effort is being made through the Hunter New England Area Health Service and NSW Health for funding. Cape Hawke Community Private Hospital is an acute general hospital serviced by General Practitioners, Specialist Doctors, Physiotherapists and a full range of Allied Health Professionals who service the hospital 24 hours a day, 7 days per week. A $2 million two storey extension was completed in March 2001. The 36 bed ground floor was commissioned in April 2001 taking the license to 70 beds including 8 Day Procedure Beds. The increase in available space has made room for the additional new services - Palliative Care and Stress Testing complimenting the existing license endorsement of Medical, Surgical, Paediatric, High Dependency and Day Procedures. The first floor is available for addition of beds/services as and when the need arises.
New Services
Palliative Care The Great Lakes Cottage Hospice moved into the Laurel Cottage Wing in July 2001, enabling the establishment of best practice palliative care in a specialist environment. The need for such a unit was identified several years ago and the association with the Great Lakes Cottage Hospice Committee has assisted the establishment of a fine service for residents and their families.
Cardiac Stress Testing Cardiac Stress Testing service has effectively eliminated the need for residents of the Great Lakes Area to travel to Taree. The service is conducted by local Specialist Physicians.