St John of God Health Care
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Australia
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's third largest private hospital operator, with 13 hospitals and facilities in the states of Western Australia
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
, New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
and Victoria
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
, as well as in New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
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In February 2011, St John of God Health Care was shortlisted by Western Australia’s State Government to build the $360 million Midland Health Campus - Perth’s next major public hospital. The winner of the bid is to be decided by the end of 2011.
History
St John of God Health Care Inc is a wholly owned and controlled entity of St John of God Australia Ltd, established in 2004 to sponsor the ministry that until then was run solely by the Sisters of St John of God.The congregation of the Sisters of St John of God was founded in 1871 in Wexford, Ireland. In 1895, Perth’s Bishop Matthew Gibney sent a request to the Sisters for help to care for people suffering from typhoid during the 1890s Gold Rush.
The Sisters of St John of God went on to establish hospitals, pathology and social outreach services in Western Australia, Victoria and New South Wales.
In 2007, St John of God Health Care merged with the services previously operated by the Hospitaller Order of St John of God in Victoria, New South Wales and New Zealand.
Pomegranate symbol
The symbol used by St John of God Health Care is a cross with a pomegranate. The cross symbolises the Christian heritage of the organization; the pomegranate, which is open to allow the seeds to scatter, symbolises self-giving and represents the organisations values.The pomegranate symbol was chosen by the Sisters of St John of God to reflect the order’s patron Saint, who ministered to the sick and poor in the Spanish town of Granada – ‘pomegranate’ in Spanish – in the early 16th century.
Services
St John of God Health Care operates private hospitals, as well as pathology, home nursing and Social Outreach & Advocacy services.Locations
St John of God operates nine medical/surgical, one rehabilitation and three psychiatric, drug and alcohol service hospitals, and pathology services across Australia. It also operates home nursing services in Western Australia and Victoria and and supported residential facilities for people living with a disability in New Zealand.New South Wales
- St John of God Hospital BurwoodSt John of God Hospital BurwoodSt John of God Hospital Burwood is a division of St John of God Health Care, one of the largest providers of health care services in Australia....
- a 86-bed psychiatric and drug and alcohol hospital. - St John of God Hospital RichmondSt John of God Hospital RichmondSt John of God Hospital Richmond is a division of St John of God Health Care, one of the largest providers of health care services in Australia....
- a 86-bed psychiatric and drug and alcohol hospital.
Victoria
- St John of God Hospital BallaratSt John of God Hospital BallaratSt John of God Hospital Ballarat is a division of St John of God Health Care, one of the largest providers of health care services in Australia.Founded in 1915, the 194-bed hospital is located in the Central Business District of Ballarat, a city in Victoria, Australia...
- St John of God Hospital BendigoSt John of God Hospital BendigoSt John of God Hospital Bendigo is a division of St John of God Health Care, one of the largest providers of health care services in Australia....
- St John of God Hospital BerwickSt John of God Hospital BerwickSt John of God Hospital Berwick is a division of St John of God Health Care, one of the largest providers of health care services in Australia.Originally known as Berwick Hospital, the facility was taken over by St John of God Health Care in 2003...
- St John of God Hospital Geelong
- St John of God Hospital WarrnamboolSt John of God Hospital WarrnamboolSt John of God Hospital Warrnambool is a division of St John of God Health Care, one of the largest providers of health care services in Australia.Established in 1939, the hospital is located in the South West region of Victoria, Australia....
- St John of God Pinelodge ClinicSt John of God Pinelodge ClinicSt John of God Pinelodge Clinic is a division of St John of God Health Care, one of the largest providers of health care services in Australia....
- a psychiatric drug and alcohol service hospital. - St John of God Nepean Rehabilitation HospitalSt John of God Nepean Rehabilitation HospitalSt John of God Nepean Rehabilitation Hospital is a division of St John of God Health Care, one of the largest providers of health care services in Australia.The Nepean Rehabilitation Private Hospital was established in 2000...
- a physical rehabilitation hospital.
Western Australia
- St John of God Hospital BunburySt John of God Hospital BunburySt John of God Hospital Bunbury is a division of St John of God Health Care, one of the largest providers of health care services in Australia....
- St John of God Hospital GeraldtonSt John of God Hospital GeraldtonSt John of God Hospital Geraldton is a division of St John of God Health Care, one of the largest providers of health care services in Australia.Established in 1935, the 60-bed acute care facility is located in the Mid West region of Western Australia....
- St John of God Hospital MurdochSt John of God Hospital, MurdochSt John of God Hospital Murdoch is a division of St John of God Health Care, one of the largest providers of health care services in Australia.Established in 1994, the hospital services the southern suburbs of Perth in Western Australia...
- St John of God Hospital SubiacoSt John of God Hospital, SubiacoSt John of God Hospital Subiaco is a division of St John of God Health Care, one of the largest providers of health care services in Australia....
New Zealand
- St John of God HalswellSt John of God HalswellSt John of God Halswell is a service of St John of God Hauora Trust, the New Zealand division of St John of God Health Care, one of the largest providers of healthcare in Australasia....
- a 51-bed facility with a further 11 beds in two community homes for people with acquired brain injuries, physical and neurological disabilities. - St John of God WellingtonSt John of God WellingtonSt John of God Wellington is owned and operated by the not-for-profit St John of God Hauora Trust, which is a division of St John of God Health Care, one of the largest health care providers in Australasia....
- a 36-bed residential care facility for people with physical disabilities.
Social Outreach
St John of God Health Care operates a number of social outreach and advocacy programs, including:- St John of God AccordSt John of God AccordSt John of God Accord is a division of St John of God Health Care, one of the largest providers of health care services in Australia.A Victorian disability service provider, St John of God Accord operates across Melbourne, from Lilydale to Brimbank...
- disability support services ranging from day respite, to group housing and employment support. - Strong Family, Strong Culture - Aboriginal pre- and peri-natal health services.
- Horizon Houses - accommodation for young people aged 16-22 who would not otherwise have stable living environments.
- Raphael Centres - support for new parents affected by anxiety or depression.
- Nursing and Pathology Development in East Timor – a project that aims to help improve local nursing and pathology practices and capacity.
- Tonga Twinning Project – a project that offers support, equipment and education to Vaiola Hospital in Tonga.
- Waipuna – a youth service in Christchurch, New Zealand.
The St John of God Foundation
The fundraising arm of St John of God Health Care is the St John of God FoundationSt John of God Foundation
The St John of God Foundation is the fundraising arm of St John of God Health Care, one of the largest providers of health care services in Australia....
, established in 1994 by the Sisters of St John of God. In February 2010, the Foundation was integrated into St John of God Health Care.
The Foundation works to raise funds in response to the needs of people and communities that are not met by traditional means or government funding.