Westmead Hospital: Doing Everything Possible for Each Patient, in Healthcare Global
Westmead Hospital's commitment to comprehensive patient focus makes a difference in Australian healthcare.
SAN DIEGO, CA, May 18, 2012
In an interview with Healthcare Global, General Manager Brad Astill explains how as one of the largest acute hospitals in New South Wales and Australia, Westmead Hospital provides a comprehensive range of specialist services to one of the continent's most diverse and largest populations, consisting of approximately 1.85 million people. Westmead's commitment to progressive technology, relevant approach to medical breakthroughs and impressive track record as a leading-edge research institution has garnered Westmead Hospital international acclaim as a premier hospital with significant impact.Located in the heart of Sydney, the Westmead Hospital has served the western metropolitan public since 1978. Employing over 3,600 staff and medical professionals, the hospital includes the entire spectrum of medical facilities including acute intervention, neurology, brain injury, cardiac and a 24 hour emergency department.
Brad Astill, General Manager describes the hospital's approach to providing quality care. "We try to deliver high-quality healthcare, targeted at the needs of our community in the most efficient way we can. We also have a teaching responsibility which we take very seriously through the University of Sydney. We have students come from across the country to learn from us, and we want to live up to that standard of excellence," he says.
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About Westmead Hospital
Westmead Hospital is a major 975 bed tertiary hospital in Sydney, Australia, opened on 10 November 1978 by the then Premier, Neville Wran, and guest of honour was former Prime Minister Gough Whitlam. It is a teaching hospital of Sydney Medical School at the University of Sydney and forms part of the Western Sydney Local Health Network.
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