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St John of God Hospital Richmond

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Phone
  
+61 2 4570 6100

Address
  
177 Grose Vale Rd, North Richmond NSW 2754, Australia

Hours
  
Open today · 8AM–8PMFriday8AM–8PMSaturday8AM–8PMSunday8AM–8PMMonday8AM–8PMTuesday8AM–8PMWednesday8AM–8PMThursday8AM–8PMSuggest an edit

Profiles

St John of God Hospital Richmond is a division of St John of God Health Care, one of the largest providers of health care services in Australia.

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The original hospital building was purchased in 1951 and in 2007 the hospital became part of St John of God Health Care following a merger between the health care group and the services of the Hospitaller Order of St John of God.

The hospital provides psychiatric programs on an inpatient, day patient and outpatient basis.

In 1994, St John of God Hospital Richmond was awarded the Baxter/APHA Award for Quality and Excellence (under 100 beds).

Facilities

St John of God Hospital Richmond houses 86 patient beds and a Counselling and Therapy Centre. The hospital also operates specialised medical consulting rooms at the adjacent Medical Centre.

Inpatient services offered by the hospital include programs for the treatment of

  • drug, alcohol, gambling addiction
  • post-traumatic stress
  • mood and anxiety disorders
  • personality disorders
  • psychogeriatric disorders
  • psychotic disorders
  • Day patient and outpatient programs include

  • anger management
  • anxiety & depression
  • drug & alcohol dependence
  • mindfulness
  • post-natal depression
  • post-traumatic stress
  • quality of life
  • relapse prevention
  • relapse prevention - addiction
  • self-esteem
  • transitional support
  • Research

    In 2010, St John of God Hospital Richmond registered a clinical trial intended to study the effects of exercise on post-traumatic stress disorder entitled “Randomised control trial of the effectiveness of augmentation in patients with PTSD”.

    References

    St John of God Hospital Richmond Wikipedia