Sydney Adventist Hospital
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Sydney Adventist Hospital, commonly known as the San, is a large private hospital
in Sydney, Australia
, located on Fox Valley Road in Wahroonga
. Established on January 1, 1903, as a not-for-profit organisation, it was originally named the Sydney Sanitarium from which its colloquial name was derived. The hospital is operated by the Seventh-day Adventist Church
, whose Australian headquarters are located in the immediate vicinity of the San. The hospital is known for its quality health care, and offers a broad range of acute medical, surgical, diagnostic, outpatient, support and wellness services, including Executive Health Checks at the Fox Valley Medical & Dental Centre.
As a not-for-profit health care facility, 2,200 staff and 700 accredited medical officers provide services for more than 50,000 inpatients and over 160,000 outpatients annually at the San.
The hospital is the base for the nursing course offered by Avondale College
.
The Hospital was rebuilt in 1973 and became an acute care institution. Today, with 352 licensed overnight beds, it is the largest single campus private hospital in NSW and was the first private hospital in NSW to be accredited by the Australian Council on Healthcare Standards.
In 1986 the Hospital formalised their outreach work in third world countries amongst disadvantaged sick men, women and children by launching the HealthCare Outreach (HCO) Program with the Operation Open Heart inaugural trip to Tonga. Since then almost 100 HCO trips to 13 countries have been made with over 2,850 surgeries performed. In 2007 the 21st anniversary of the first trip was celebrated. Surgeries have now been expanded to cover cleft palate defect repair, orthopaedic surgery, burns scar contracture repair, and uterine prolapse.
In 2005 the Hospital in the Home program commenced at the San. In 2006 the San won the prestigious national Australian Private Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence (70 beds and over). The San also become home to the Southern Hemisphere’s first Dual Source Computerised Tomography Scanner in the same year.
SAH also offers a large range of outpatient services, including physiotherapy, cardiac rehabilitation, pathology, radiology, ultrasound (including San Ultrasound for Women), nuclear medicine, wound care, radiation oncology, dietitian services, and an on-site family medical and dental centre.
On-site accommodation is available at Jacaranda Lodge for outpatients, family members who live far from the hospital, and others looking for low-cost accommodation. Jacaranda Lodge also houses the extensive Cancer Support Centre and services.
The San Clinic opened in 2003 adjacent to the hospital, and provides access to over 100 specialists in a range of medical and surgical fields. Sydney Adventist Hospital also owns two other hospitals. The San Day Surgery Hornsby is a stand-alone day surgery facility located near Hornsby Hospital. In July 2010, Dalcross Adventist Hospital (formerly Dalcross Private Hospital) was purchased in nearby Killara. Dalcross has over 50 beds and offers ophthalmic, vascular, spinal and other surgical services.
Hospital
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in Sydney, Australia
Australia
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, located on Fox Valley Road in Wahroonga
Wahroonga, New South Wales
Wahroonga is a suburb on the Upper North Shore of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Wahroonga is located 22 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Ku-ring-gai Council and Hornsby Shire....
. Established on January 1, 1903, as a not-for-profit organisation, it was originally named the Sydney Sanitarium from which its colloquial name was derived. The hospital is operated by the Seventh-day Adventist Church
Seventh-day Adventist Church
The Seventh-day Adventist Church is a Protestant Christian denomination distinguished by its observance of Saturday, the original seventh day of the Judeo-Christian week, as the Sabbath, and by its emphasis on the imminent second coming of Jesus Christ...
, whose Australian headquarters are located in the immediate vicinity of the San. The hospital is known for its quality health care, and offers a broad range of acute medical, surgical, diagnostic, outpatient, support and wellness services, including Executive Health Checks at the Fox Valley Medical & Dental Centre.
As a not-for-profit health care facility, 2,200 staff and 700 accredited medical officers provide services for more than 50,000 inpatients and over 160,000 outpatients annually at the San.
The hospital is the base for the nursing course offered by Avondale College
Avondale College
Avondale College of Higher Education is an Australian tertiary education provider affiliated with the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Avondale College has two campuses, Lake Macquarie being the primary campus situated in Cooranbong, New South Wales...
.
History
Sydney Sanitarium opened in Wahroonga on 1 January, 1903 with a bed capacity of 70 and was known as a ‘home of health’ and as a place where people learned to stay well. The original Hospital building was designed by Dr Merritt Kellogg, brother of Dr John Harvey Kellogg. The Sanitarium became widely known as the ‘San’, and today, many years after its 1973 official name change to Sydney Adventist Hospital, it is still fondly referred to as ‘the San’ Hospital.The Hospital was rebuilt in 1973 and became an acute care institution. Today, with 352 licensed overnight beds, it is the largest single campus private hospital in NSW and was the first private hospital in NSW to be accredited by the Australian Council on Healthcare Standards.
In 1986 the Hospital formalised their outreach work in third world countries amongst disadvantaged sick men, women and children by launching the HealthCare Outreach (HCO) Program with the Operation Open Heart inaugural trip to Tonga. Since then almost 100 HCO trips to 13 countries have been made with over 2,850 surgeries performed. In 2007 the 21st anniversary of the first trip was celebrated. Surgeries have now been expanded to cover cleft palate defect repair, orthopaedic surgery, burns scar contracture repair, and uterine prolapse.
In 2005 the Hospital in the Home program commenced at the San. In 2006 the San won the prestigious national Australian Private Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence (70 beds and over). The San also become home to the Southern Hemisphere’s first Dual Source Computerised Tomography Scanner in the same year.
Services & Facilities
Sydney Adventist Hospital offers acute surgical, medical and obstetric care. Services include:- Cardiac, including cardiac catheterisation and complex cardiac surgery, diagnostic services and rehabilitation
- Orthopaedics, including joint reconstruction and replacement surgery
- Maternity, including Special Care Nursery facilities
- Cancer, including surgery and treatment for numerous types of cancer, chemotherapy and radiotherapy, palliative care, and cancer support services
- Urology, including a full range of medical and surgical treatments for men, women and children
- Other Surgical Specialties, including Neurosurgery, General, Vascular, Colorectal, Gastrointestinal, Ophthalmic, Oral & Dental, Plastic & Cosmetic, and Paediatric surgery
- Other Medical Specialties, including Neurology, General, Respiratory, Sleep, Paediatric (including the Children's Sleep Disorders Unit), Endocrinology, and Gastrointestinal medicine
- Emergency Care, the largest and busiest private unit in NSW
SAH also offers a large range of outpatient services, including physiotherapy, cardiac rehabilitation, pathology, radiology, ultrasound (including San Ultrasound for Women), nuclear medicine, wound care, radiation oncology, dietitian services, and an on-site family medical and dental centre.
On-site accommodation is available at Jacaranda Lodge for outpatients, family members who live far from the hospital, and others looking for low-cost accommodation. Jacaranda Lodge also houses the extensive Cancer Support Centre and services.
The San Clinic opened in 2003 adjacent to the hospital, and provides access to over 100 specialists in a range of medical and surgical fields. Sydney Adventist Hospital also owns two other hospitals. The San Day Surgery Hornsby is a stand-alone day surgery facility located near Hornsby Hospital. In July 2010, Dalcross Adventist Hospital (formerly Dalcross Private Hospital) was purchased in nearby Killara. Dalcross has over 50 beds and offers ophthalmic, vascular, spinal and other surgical services.