Wesley Mission Annual Report 2020 - Flipbook - Page 29
Hospitals
Clinical mental health care
We’ve delivered high quality and compassionate mental health care to
people in need and their families for over 60 years.
Wesley Hospital Ashfield and Kogarah
With two private mental health facilities at Ashfield
and Kogarah, we cater to both inpatient and day
patient stays for general psychiatric disorders and
addictions recovery.
Ashfield offers 38 beds and Kogarah 30 beds, and
due to the specialist nature of care we provide, they
often operate at capacity. Patient outcomes are
measured by the Health of the Nation Outcome
Scales (HoNOS) and consistently overachieve
national benchmarks.
Along with our specialist consulting rooms, we
offer many types of treatments and programs with
a multi-disciplinary, person-centred approach.
Wesley Hospital Consulting Rooms
We provide psychiatric and psychological services
to people seeking treatment to address their
mental health concerns. Treatment is provided for
conditions such as alcohol and drug addiction,
eating disorders, anxiety, depression, bipolar
disorder, borderline personality disorder and
psychosis.
Built in 1988, it’s the oldest private mental health
facility in NSW that has not had a major upgrade or
refurbishment, and, with just 30 beds, is the
smallest facility in the state.
The hospital comprises two separate buildings on a
connected site with separate entries from Blake
Street and English Street. However the current
configuration underutilises the land and lacks
operational efficiencies that could be gained
through a redesigned and redeveloped building.
The existing 30 bed hospital on the Blake Street site
also includes shared patient rooms and bathroom
facilities which is unsatisfactory from a patient
privacy and recovery perspective and is also not in
accordance with currently accepted best practice.
Wesley Hospital Kogarah upgrade
Our development plans are to support the ongoing
need and future demands of people in the south of
Sydney, providing them with professional and expert
treatment in their local community. On one half of
the site we are planning to build a 60 bed hospital,
increasing our capacity from 30 beds. Additionally,
modern consulting rooms and private patient rooms
with ensuites will enable us to respond to the needs
of our patients.
Mental health is one of more than 120 areas of
community service in which Wesley Mission
operates to help people of all ages and abilities
experience a more fulfilling life physically,
spiritually, mentally and emotionally.
Kogarah is a unique business location for health
and medical research, education, collaboration
and innovation within Sydney’s South District and
is recognised as a key area by the Greater Sydney
Commission.
As part of our strategic plan to increase services
and provide more specialist support where need
is greatest, we’ve undertaken a review of our
clinical facilities and have proposed to redevelop
Wesley Hospital Kogarah.
The increased capacity of Wesley Hospital Kogarah
represents an investment into critical health
infrastructure that aligns with the Georges River
Council’s vision for Kogarah as a Health, Innovation
and Education Precinct.
To access this service requires a referral from
a General Practitioner (GP). Specialists don’t
bulk bill.
Our rooms at Kogarah and Ashfield are home to
experienced psychiatrists, psychologists and
Professors of Addiction Medicine, Eating
Disorders and Psychiatry.
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Professor John B. Saunders
Consultant Physician
Project timeline
Drug and Alcohol Program
Director, Wesley Hospital
Kogarah
2017
Concept proposed for redevelopment.
2018
Concept design finalised and started
engagement with staff, patients, council
and State Government bodies, including
Greater Sydney Commission and State
Design Review Panel (SDRP).
“My particular area of involvement includes
disorders due to substances such as alcohol
and prescribed medications, various mental
health disorders such as depression and
anxiety, other addictions such as gambling
and online gaming.
2019
Feedback from initial consultation
incorporated into planning for State
Significant Development (SSD) submission.
“In the community at large, mental
health disorders and alcohol and drug
disorders represent an increasing
problem. And indeed, by the year 2025, it is
estimated that depression will be the single
most common cause of ill health and
disability.
December 2019
Secretary’s Environmental Assessment
Requirements (SEARs) request submitted
to Department of Planning, Industry and
Environment.
February 2020
SEARs issued.
“I’m pleased that in this hospital and its
associated facilities we have treatments
which are directed towards these
increasing major health problems. I hope
that the hospital will increase in its capacity
in the years to come and we will be able to
provide treatment for more people.”
February – September 2020
Preparation of Environmental Impact
Statement (EIS) as part of SSD submission.
2021 onwards
Further engagement with government
and community, detailed design, tender
and construction.
In 19/20,
6,556
patient consultations
2,110 4,446
at Ashfield
at Kogarah
1,049 434
total admissions
day patient
admissions
615 34
inpatient
admissions
patients received specialist
electroconvulsive therapy
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