Mona Vale Hospital
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Mona Vale Hospital is a 156 bed district hospital located in the suburb of Mona Vale
in the Northern Beaches area of Sydney, Australia.
The Northern Sydney and Central Coast Health Service is responsible for the management of Mona Vale Hospital.
and Mona Vale hospitals had been the subject of considerable public debate. The major focus of the debate was whether two hospitals were required on Sydney's Northern Beaches and if there was to be only one hospital, where it should be located.
In December 2000, the "Save Mona Vale Hospital" Committee was formed to campaign for the preservation of the hospital.
On 26 November 2005, a by-election was held in the electorate of Pittwater (which was traditionally a safe Liberal seat). The by-election was won by an independent (the mayor of Pittwater Council, Alex McTaggart
) campaigning on the Save Mona Vale Hospital platform.
In February 2006, Pittwater Council resolved to adopt a proposal to use some nearby playing fields at Warriewood as the venue for a new level 5 hospital (instead of the current site). This led to bitter recriminations and a public meeting which voted against the Council proposal.
On 30 March 2006, the NSW Minister for Health announced that a new hospital would be built in Frenchs Forest
and that Manly and Mona Vale Hospitals would be downgraded. The new hospital is expected to be complete by 2012.
In 2010, the NSW Minister for Health announced (again) that a new hospital would be built in Frenchs Forest- as at January 2011, no budget monies have been allocated to the building of this hospital and no works have started. Meanwhile the division of care between Manly and Mona Vale Hospital is being undertaken, with the 2 hospitals offering different services.
In 2009 the Obstetrics ward was 'temporarily' closed at Mona Vale, while asbestos was removed. Later in 2009 the executive announced it would not be returning the unit to the hospital. This has forced local women to drive to Hornsby, Manly and RNSH to give birth. In late 2010 a "Midwife Unit" was announced, providing essentially the same level of care as a homebirth, but in a hospital location. The hospitals paeditricians, obstetricians, and emergency physicians all have strongly opposed this unit- but their concerns are so far not having any effect.
Mona Vale, New South Wales
Mona Vale is a suburb in northern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located 28 kilometres north of the Sydney central business district and is the administrative centre of the local government area of Pittwater Council. Mona Vale is also part of the Northern Beaches region.-...
in the Northern Beaches area of Sydney, Australia.
The Northern Sydney and Central Coast Health Service is responsible for the management of Mona Vale Hospital.
Future of Mona Vale Hospital
The future of Manly HospitalManly Hospital
Manly Hospital provides medical services to the Northern Beaches area of Sydney, Australia.The official homepage contains a brief history of the hospital from 1810 until the present day.The is responsible for the management of Manly Hospital....
and Mona Vale hospitals had been the subject of considerable public debate. The major focus of the debate was whether two hospitals were required on Sydney's Northern Beaches and if there was to be only one hospital, where it should be located.
In December 2000, the "Save Mona Vale Hospital" Committee was formed to campaign for the preservation of the hospital.
On 26 November 2005, a by-election was held in the electorate of Pittwater (which was traditionally a safe Liberal seat). The by-election was won by an independent (the mayor of Pittwater Council, Alex McTaggart
Alex McTaggart
Alex McTaggart MP, a former Australian politician, was an independent member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Pittwater between 2005 and 2007...
) campaigning on the Save Mona Vale Hospital platform.
In February 2006, Pittwater Council resolved to adopt a proposal to use some nearby playing fields at Warriewood as the venue for a new level 5 hospital (instead of the current site). This led to bitter recriminations and a public meeting which voted against the Council proposal.
On 30 March 2006, the NSW Minister for Health announced that a new hospital would be built in Frenchs Forest
Frenchs Forest, New South Wales
-Commercial areas:Forestway shopping centre is at the intersection of Forestway and Warringah Roads. During the 1960s and 1970s, this centre had the name Arndale...
and that Manly and Mona Vale Hospitals would be downgraded. The new hospital is expected to be complete by 2012.
In 2010, the NSW Minister for Health announced (again) that a new hospital would be built in Frenchs Forest- as at January 2011, no budget monies have been allocated to the building of this hospital and no works have started. Meanwhile the division of care between Manly and Mona Vale Hospital is being undertaken, with the 2 hospitals offering different services.
In 2009 the Obstetrics ward was 'temporarily' closed at Mona Vale, while asbestos was removed. Later in 2009 the executive announced it would not be returning the unit to the hospital. This has forced local women to drive to Hornsby, Manly and RNSH to give birth. In late 2010 a "Midwife Unit" was announced, providing essentially the same level of care as a homebirth, but in a hospital location. The hospitals paeditricians, obstetricians, and emergency physicians all have strongly opposed this unit- but their concerns are so far not having any effect.