The Queen Elizabeth Centre (QEC) in Ballarat, Victoria

Ballarat, Victoria

Ballarat is a city in the state of Victoria, Australia, approximately west-north-west of the state capital Melbourne situated on the lower plains of the Great Dividing Range and the Yarrowee River catchment. It is the largest inland centre and third most populous city in the state and the fifth...

 is a part of the Ballarat Health Service.

History

The QEC was formed in 1859 and opened on 20 February 1860 as the "Ballarat Benevolent Asylum". It became the Queen Elizabeth Geriatric Centre sometime before 1960, and is now called the Queen Elizabeth Centre.

In 1997, the QEC merged with the Ballarat Base Hospital

Ballarat Base Hospital

The Ballarat Base Hospital is a hospital located in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia. It is a public hospital operated by Ballarat Health Services...

 and the Grampians Psychiatric Service to form the Ballarat Health Service.