Canberra Hospital

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Canberra Hospital
ACT Health
Canberra Hospital in February 2018
Geography
Location	Yamba Drive, Woden Valley, Canberra, ACT, Australia
Coordinates	35°20′43″S 149°06′03″E / 35.3454°S 149.1009°E / -35.3454; 149.1009
Organisation
Care system	Public Medicare (Australia)
Type	Teaching, District General
Affiliated university	Australian National University University of Canberra
Services
Emergency department	Yes
Beds	672
Helipads
Helipad	(ICAO: YXCB)
Number Length Surface ft m 1 concrete
History
Opened	1914
Links
Website	www.canberrahealthservices.act.gov.au
Lists	Hospitals in Australia

Canberra Hospital is a public hospital located in Garran, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. It is the largest district general hospital in the region with 672 beds catering to a population of about 550,000. It has the longest waiting lists in the history of health in Australia. It was formed when the Woden Valley Hospital and the Royal Canberra Hospital were amalgamated in 1991, and was renamed Canberra Hospital in 1996.^[1]

It is the main teaching hospital for the Australian National University Medical School. It is also a teaching hospital for the University of Canberra's School of Nursing. Furthermore, the hospital has strong links with the John Curtin School of Medical Research. The hospital is also a major regional centre for Clinical Pastoral Education, offering courses through the Canberra and Region Centre for Spiritual Care and Clinical Pastoral Education in association with the Sydney College of Divinity and New South Wales College of Clinical Pastoral Education.