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Balmain Hospital would like to acknowledge the traditional owners of the land on which we work, the Gadigal people of the EORA Nation.
 

Balmain Hospital
SydneyConnect Image: Balmain Hospital Front Entrance

Balmain Hospital is a community-based healthcare facility, dedicated to Aged Care, Rehabilitation and General Practice. The heritage features of Balmain Hospital have been a long-standing and highly identifiable feature of the Balmain Peninsula for nearly 140 years, and the facility continues to be committed to providing the highest standards of healthcare to meet the needs of the community. 

Balmain Hospital is accredited under the National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards.

Location Contact
Balmain Hospital
29 Booth Street, Balmain NSW 2041		 Phone: 02 9395 2111
Fax: 02 9395 2119
Email: SLHD-Balmain@health.nsw.gov.au

Strategic Plan

Our Executive Team

General Manager Grace Scott
Acting Director Medical Services Professor Michael Hensley
Acting Deputy Director Medical Services Dr Katherine Jones
Acting Director of Nursing Amanda Milgate
Operational Nurse Manager Kasia Carroll
Patient Safety and Quality Manager Zoe Flick
Acting Director of Corporate Services and Finance    Sarah Bright

History

Black and white photo of two people standing outside a cottage
Balmain Heritage Collection Image: Balmain Cottage Hospital, ca. 1885

Balmain Cottage Hospital opened on 10 August 1885 and was located behind the present Court House on Darling Street. It consisted of four beds and treated 39 patients that first year.
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In Sydney Local Health District, we acknowledge that we are living and working on Gadigal, Wangal and Bediagal land, part of the EORA Nation. We pay our respect to all elders past, present and emerging. Our vision is to have the healthiest Aboriginal community in Australia.

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