4-star care at Calvary

Sydney
7 April 2002

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4-star care at Calvary

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4-star care at Calvary

Refurbishment and expansion at Calvary Health Care means the hospital now offers four-star care to palliative care patients, says chief executive officer Helen Cacciola.

Archbishop Pell recently blessed the $20 million redevelopment.

The Kogarah public hospital now has 100 beds, up from 72.

Facilities have been upgraded with most beds now in single rooms with en-suites, and roll-out sofa beds to enable relatives to stay comfortably overnight.

And the new facilities have attracted increasing numbers of private patients to the public hospital.

Private patients mean increased revenue as costs are borne by insurance funds. With public health budgets stretched, it is hoped that increased revenue flow will allow the hospital to open all its beds.

Only 88 beds are available at present because of staff and other costs.

The hospital raised $7 million of the $20 million to fund the redevelopment, with the balance coming from NSW Health.

"We've got enormous loyalty in the local comm unity, which helped us with fund raising," Ms Cacciola said.

Calvary Health Care is owned and operated by the Sisters of the Little Company of Mary.

Calvary was founded in 1966 as a hospice, but its services have been expanded in response to the needs of the community.

It now offers a range of geriatric and rehabilitative services.