| Macquarie University Hospital | |
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 Macquarie University Hospital | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Macquarie Park, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Organisation | |
| Affiliated university | Macquarie University |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | No |
| Beds | 144 |
| Helipad | ICAO: YXUH |
| History | |
| Opened | 2010 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Lists | Hospitals in Australia |
The Macquarie University Hospital (abbreviated MUH) is a private teaching hospital owned by Macquarie University.
The hospital is located within Macquarie University and is the first private hospital to be located on a university campus in Australia.[1] The hospital is located near Macquarie University railway station and is also within the university's Research Park. Construction costs for the hospital were over $200 million including fit-out costs. The hospital comprises 144 beds, 14 operating theatres, and is staffed by over 200 surgeons and medical specialists.[2][1][3] It has an imaging centre (MMI imaging) and a radiation oncology unit (Genesis Cancer Care).
There are no emergency services at Macquarie University Hospital. The nearest emergency departments are at Ryde Hospital, Concord Hospital, or Royal North Shore Hospital.
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Clinical services
The hospital provides inpatient and outpatient services and complements Macquarie University's existing specialisations including cognitive neuropsychology, telemedicine, teleradiology, speech therapy and audiology. It is a fully digitally integrated hospital.[2] It has Australia's first Gamma Knife for advanced radiation therapy, and a cyclotron for the production of radioactive isotopes for medical imaging.[4]
Adjacent to the hospital is the Macquarie University Clinic. The Clinic building is also home to the university's Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. The five-storey research and clinic building is linked to the hospital proper by an air bridge.
See also
References
- ^ a b "Macquarie Uni to run hospital alone as it splits with partner". 6 August 2009.
- ^ a b "Success Story for Healthcare: Macquarie University Hospital" (PDF). Kofax. 2017.
- ^ "Macquarie University Hospital". Macquarie University Hospital. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
- ^ "Macquarie University Hospital has Australia's first Gamma Knife" (PDF).
External links
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This page was last edited on 27 September 2023, at 10:06