Flinders Medical Centre
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Teaching hospital
A teaching hospital is a hospital that provides clinical education and training to future and current doctors, nurses, and other health professionals, in addition to delivering medical care to patients...
and medical school
Medical school
A medical school is a tertiary educational institution—or part of such an institution—that teaches medicine. Degree programs offered at medical schools often include Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, Bachelor/Doctor of Medicine, Doctor of Philosophy, master's degree, or other post-secondary...
, co-located with Flinders University
Flinders University
Flinders University, , is a public university in Adelaide, South Australia. Founded in 1966, it was named in honour of navigator Matthew Flinders, who explored and surveyed the South Australian coastline in the early 19th century.The university has established a reputation as a leading research...
and the 130 bed Flinders Private Hospital located at Bedford Park
Bedford Park, South Australia
Bedford Park is a southern suburb of Adelaide in South Australia.The Hancock family established a homestead and farm at the foot of the Adelaide Hills in the mid 19th century. A family name from an earlier generation lent its name to the property of Bedford which was later changed to Bedford Park...
, South Australia
South Australia
South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland...
. It opened in 1976. It is one of the major public hospitals operating in metropolitan Adelaide
Adelaide
Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...
. It serves as the trauma centre for the southern suburbs generally and obstetrics
Obstetrics
Obstetrics is the medical specialty dealing with the care of all women's reproductive tracts and their children during pregnancy , childbirth and the postnatal period...
in particular. It is the liver and corneal transplant centre for South Australia.
FMC is part of the Southern Adelaide Health Service (Southern Health) which includes Repatriation General Hospital Daw Park, Noarlunga Health Services, Drug and Alcohol Services South Australia and a range of outreach and community based services.
Redevelopment
Flinders Medical Centre recently underwent a $163 million redevelopment. The centrepiece of the redevelopment is the construction of a new south wing building which is now complete. The new south wing building is a three-storey building linked to the main Flinders Medical Centre building. It includes a Birthing and Assessment Suite on level 3 and a Maternity and Gynaecology Unit on level 4. Services previously offered in the main Flinders Medical Centre building have moved into the new south wing to create room for an expansion of operating theatres and the Intensive and Critical Care Unit at FMC. The FMC redevelopment project includes:- An expanded and extensively redeveloped Emergency Department, including 21 additional treatment cubicles
- Development of an new Acute Medical Unit, located adjacent to the Emergency Department
- An expanded Intensive and Critical Care Unit, taking to 32 the total number of intensive care beds - an increase of eight intensive care beds
- New state-of-the-art operating theatres including a first stage recovery area
- A new Day Surgery Unit including a second stage recovery area