Gosford Hospital

Gosford District Hospital (GDH) is a 484-bed state owned public hospital in Gosford, New South Wales, Australia. GDH is part of the Central Coast Local Health District (CCLHD) which is a division of New South Wales Department of Health. GDH provides a range of medical, surgical and maternity services to the Central Coast region of New South Wales.

History

There have been progressive upgrades and expansion to the medical, patient, and staff facilities throughout the history of GDH. This includes the adaption of buildings in and around the hospital to provide additional health services.

Operations

The hospital's emergency department is the third busiest in the state.^[1] Patients needing advanced care in specialties not present in Gosford, such as cardio-thoracic or neurosurgery, are transferred to other NSW hospitals including Royal North Shore Hospital, John Hunter Hospital or Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children. The hospital's library has a large collection of medical-related texts

Gosford District Hospital is a teaching hospital of the University of Newcastle and the University of New England. Medical, nursing, and other allied health students are placed there for practical terms.

Gosford District Hospital has an active branch of the New South Wales Nurses Association.

Leadership

The Central Coast Local Health District is made up of:

• Mr Paul Tonkin (Chair)
• Emeritus Professor Maree Gleeson OAM
• Dr Sean Kelly
• Dr Phil Godden OAM
• Dr Philip Hayes
• Conjoint Professor June Heinrich AM
• Emeritus Professor Margaret McMillan OAM
• Mr Neal O'Callaghan
• Mr Phillip Peterson
• Mr Graham McGuiness OAM
• Mr Michael Sharpe

See also

• List of hospitals in Australia

References