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Royal Darwin Hospital
The Royal Darwin Hospital (RDH) is a 360-bed Australian teaching hospital located in Tiwi, a northern suburb of Darwin, Northern Territory. It is part of the Top End Health Service, which covers an area of 475,338 km2 (183,529 sq mi). RDH is the only tertiary referral hospital in the Northern Territory, however, Alice Springs Hospital, while not a full tertiary hospital, provides some tertiary-level services in certain specialties. RDH also providing complex, high-level clinical services for patients in parts of Western Australia and Southeast Asia. Following the 2002 Bali bombings, the National Critical Care and Trauma Response Centre was established by the Australian Government, bolstering Royal Darwin Hospital's capacity to respond to trauma and support deployed medical assistance teams during crises and medical emergencies in the Asia-Pacific.
It is the main teaching hospital for Charles Darwin University's School of Medicine and is also home to a campus of Flinders University. The Menzies School of Health Research, established in partnership with the University of Sydney, is headquartered at the hospital. This school maintains research facilities and provides opportunities for post-graduate studies specialising in Aboriginal health and tropical medicine at Royal Darwin Hospital. The Palmerston Regional Hospital operates as a campus of RDH for treatment of sub-acute conditions and rehabilitation, with staff shared between the two hospitals.
The first hospital of the settlement of Palmerston (later Darwin) was built in 1874. The hospital was built on Packard Street overlooking Doctors Gully under the authority of Dr James Millner. By 1878, the hospital was improved with stone. During the next 40 years, the hospital was administered by South Australia. In 1911, the Commonwealth Government assumed control. Construction of an 89-bed hospital fronting Mitchell Street West, at Myilly Point in Larrakeyah commenced in 1941 to cater for the Darwin area population of 4,000. The new hospital opened 2 February 1942 and was bombed by the Japanese just 17 days later. By 1970, the facilities were struggling to cope with the demands of the growing population and a site was selected for a second hospital on Rocklands Drive in the planned new suburb of Tiwi.
Construction on the site, then known as Casuarina Hospital began in 1973. In the interest of reducing time and costs, a design by architects Stephenson and Son of Melbourne was chosen, based on the new Woden Valley Hospital in Canberra with modifications to suit the tropical climate. Initial planning expected the hospital to be operational by January 1977, with capacity for up to 425 beds, followed by a potential second stage adding 220 beds and a rehabilitation centre in 1980. The Commonwealth Department of Works initially costed the main hospital building at $16 million, however Cyclone Tracy in 1974 flooded the site, leading to delays and cost blow-outs.
By April 1978, the first buildings were complete, with the hospital laundry opening in April and occupation of staff residences began following shortly after. Casuarina Hospital became fully operational on 20 May 1980, with the official opening by Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser occurring on 19 September. On 1 January 1982, the Casuarina Hospital name was changed to Darwin Hospital. Following the Royal Assent on 10 January 1984, the hospital became Royal Darwin Hospital.
During 2003, The Royal Darwin Hospital underwent a $43 million major redevelopment that included construction of a new Emergency Department and an expanded Intensive Care Unit. A coronary care unit, an additional Operating Theatre suite, a new Imaging Department and a 12-bed Hospice were also added.
The Royal Darwin Hospital is also home of the National Critical Care and Trauma Response Centre funded by the Australian Government after the hospital's efforts associated with the 2002 Bali bombings.
Royal Darwin Hospital is the largest hospital in the Northern Territory, and employs over 1500 people. Some of the services at the hospital are Anaesthetics, Cardiology, Emergency, Intensive Care and Surgery, Medicine, Pathology and Radiology and many other services.
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Royal Darwin Hospital
The Royal Darwin Hospital (RDH) is a 360-bed Australian teaching hospital located in Tiwi, a northern suburb of Darwin, Northern Territory. It is part of the Top End Health Service, which covers an area of 475,338 km2 (183,529 sq mi). RDH is the only tertiary referral hospital in the Northern Territory, however, Alice Springs Hospital, while not a full tertiary hospital, provides some tertiary-level services in certain specialties. RDH also providing complex, high-level clinical services for patients in parts of Western Australia and Southeast Asia. Following the 2002 Bali bombings, the National Critical Care and Trauma Response Centre was established by the Australian Government, bolstering Royal Darwin Hospital's capacity to respond to trauma and support deployed medical assistance teams during crises and medical emergencies in the Asia-Pacific.
It is the main teaching hospital for Charles Darwin University's School of Medicine and is also home to a campus of Flinders University. The Menzies School of Health Research, established in partnership with the University of Sydney, is headquartered at the hospital. This school maintains research facilities and provides opportunities for post-graduate studies specialising in Aboriginal health and tropical medicine at Royal Darwin Hospital. The Palmerston Regional Hospital operates as a campus of RDH for treatment of sub-acute conditions and rehabilitation, with staff shared between the two hospitals.
The first hospital of the settlement of Palmerston (later Darwin) was built in 1874. The hospital was built on Packard Street overlooking Doctors Gully under the authority of Dr James Millner. By 1878, the hospital was improved with stone. During the next 40 years, the hospital was administered by South Australia. In 1911, the Commonwealth Government assumed control. Construction of an 89-bed hospital fronting Mitchell Street West, at Myilly Point in Larrakeyah commenced in 1941 to cater for the Darwin area population of 4,000. The new hospital opened 2 February 1942 and was bombed by the Japanese just 17 days later. By 1970, the facilities were struggling to cope with the demands of the growing population and a site was selected for a second hospital on Rocklands Drive in the planned new suburb of Tiwi.
Construction on the site, then known as Casuarina Hospital began in 1973. In the interest of reducing time and costs, a design by architects Stephenson and Son of Melbourne was chosen, based on the new Woden Valley Hospital in Canberra with modifications to suit the tropical climate. Initial planning expected the hospital to be operational by January 1977, with capacity for up to 425 beds, followed by a potential second stage adding 220 beds and a rehabilitation centre in 1980. The Commonwealth Department of Works initially costed the main hospital building at $16 million, however Cyclone Tracy in 1974 flooded the site, leading to delays and cost blow-outs.
By April 1978, the first buildings were complete, with the hospital laundry opening in April and occupation of staff residences began following shortly after. Casuarina Hospital became fully operational on 20 May 1980, with the official opening by Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser occurring on 19 September. On 1 January 1982, the Casuarina Hospital name was changed to Darwin Hospital. Following the Royal Assent on 10 January 1984, the hospital became Royal Darwin Hospital.
During 2003, The Royal Darwin Hospital underwent a $43 million major redevelopment that included construction of a new Emergency Department and an expanded Intensive Care Unit. A coronary care unit, an additional Operating Theatre suite, a new Imaging Department and a 12-bed Hospice were also added.
The Royal Darwin Hospital is also home of the National Critical Care and Trauma Response Centre funded by the Australian Government after the hospital's efforts associated with the 2002 Bali bombings.
Royal Darwin Hospital is the largest hospital in the Northern Territory, and employs over 1500 people. Some of the services at the hospital are Anaesthetics, Cardiology, Emergency, Intensive Care and Surgery, Medicine, Pathology and Radiology and many other services.
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