We are proud to be Geelong’s leading private hospital, serving the Barwon and south-west region of Victoria.
To meet the needs of the people of greater Geelong and the Western District, our hospital has expanded to 284 beds, with more than 400 accredited medical practitioners and 1250 caregivers.
Opposite our hospital on Myers Street, the St John of God Specialist Centre offers the latest technology for day surgery services across a range of specialties, including ophthalmology, plastic surgery, endoscopy and dental surgery.
Complete with 13 theatres, 2 cardiac interventional laboratories and a maternity unit to enhance comfort, safety, and quality of care for mothers and newborns.
Community and social outreach
Our hospital values its place in the Geelong community and we are committed to making a tangible and meaningful difference locally.
We actively support several community programs and charities.
Consumer engagement
At St John of God Geelong Hospital, we deliver patient-centered care and want to make sure your experience is the best it can be.
To ensure our patients have the best experience possible, we provide several consumer engagement opportunities to encourage people to have their say and to review and inform our hospital practices.
Consumer advisory group
Members of our consumer advisory group are representatives from the local community who have experienced hospital care as a patient, family member or as a carer of someone who has used our services.
We call a meeting eight times a year where our consumer advisory group provides feedback on:
- hospital service planning and quality improvement
- hospital publications and the relevance and readability of content
- audits on way-finding around the hospital.
Members can also participate in committees, such as the Safe Practice and Emergency Planning Committee.
For more information:
Telephone: 03 5226 8888
Email: [email protected]
History of St John of God Geelong Hospital
We have a proud history of providing health services to the Geelong community.
Our journey started when the Sisters of St John of God purchased the hospital from the Missionary Sisters of the Most Sacred Heart in 1977. The name of the hospital was officially changed from the Holy Cross Hospital to St John of God Geelong Hospital in 1980.
In 1988, plans to increase bed capacity and services was realised with the completion of the east wing which added four new operating theatres and three levels of patient accommodation.
The Sisters handed over the management of the hospital to lay caregivers in 1989.
A west wing was added in 1997, along with 60 additional beds, upgrades to maternity facilities and new medical consulting suites.
The Specialist Centre on Myer Street was completed in 2009, adding day surgery services and specialist consulting suites.
The development of the 6 storey Granada Medical Centre, an emergency department, three new operating theatres and a hydrotherapy centre, was completed in 2014.
The next phase of development will see a new 8 bed intensive care unit and the expansion and upgrade of the Cardiac Care Unit.