Albert Road Clinic is fully accredited by the Australian Council on healthcare standards. Item type: Photograph . St Vincents & Mercy Private Hospital is located in 159 Grey St, East Melbourne, VIC 3002. (Other contemporary church based hospitals included St Andrew's, Epworth and Bethesda). Development of a multi-storey 120 bed aged care facility on the former Mercy Hospital site in East Melbourne as part of a land sale agreement with Salta Properties and the development of the 150 apartments. Mercy Health is a Catholic organisation grounded in a 2,000-year tradition of caring for others. Bolte; Seccull; Stephenson; Turner; Subjects. I think everyone was expecting to see a baby sitting up and smiling but it was just a grainy little picture,” she laughs. Inspired by modern American practice the hospital accommodated up to 110 intermediate and maternity patients.The original six level reinforced concrete building was designed by architects Stephenson and Meldrum (later Stephenson and Turner) in the inter-war Functionalist style and built by W C Burne in 1934-35. Founded by the Sisters of Mercy, we provide a variety of hospital and healthcare services for physical, emotional, social and spiritual wellbeing. The hospital was owned by the Property Association of the Sisters of Mercy. Item condition: Good . Among them are Sr Julie O’Brien RSM and Sr Caroline Vaitkunas RSM, who have both been an integral part of the Mercy Health story. Contact the project leader for more information, or alternatively download the project data sheet. Development of a multi-storey 120 bed aged care facility on the former Mercy Hospital site in East Melbourne as part of a land sale agreement with Salta Properties and the development of the 150 apartments. We boast an amazing community with multiple attractions beyond our walls. Similarly, it was a desire to care for others that inspired Sr Caroline to train as a nurse at The Alfred Hospital in 1984. The Mercy Private Hospital was registered by the Hospitals and Charities Commission under the provisions of the Health Act. Sr Caroline became a midwife in 1989 and worked at Mercy Maternity Hospital and later at Mercy Hospital for Women in Heidelberg. Mercy Place East Melbourne More Locations. We provide a safe, welcoming and inclusive environment for all diversity groups. The Mercy Hospital was the first large scale building in Melbourne employing the stark white surfaces of the German and French modernists such as Gropius and Corbusier. East Melbourne. The Challenge: Contract superintendent and client representative covering: Design and construction meetings and works supervision. “Every single birth was an absolute thrill and everyone, staff and family, were always so excited. 1. about the history of the Sisters of Mercy and the Mercy Hospital for Women in East Melbourne. This feature was celebrated in contemporary journals and contrasted strikingly with the then still largely Victorian streetscapes of East Melbourne. In 1954 Stephenson was knighted for services to architecture and was the first Australian to receive a Royal Institute of British Architects Gold Medal. This initiative made possible the foundation of private hospitals of sufficient size to accommodate both private and intermediate patients. There, she worked in the delivery suites and was later in charge of a ward. VIC ACT NSW WA OTHER CONTACTS (03) 9413 1777 . Facsimile: (03) 9663 6330, Brisbane Office: Level 6, 87 Wickham Terrace Spring Hill Queensland 4000 Australia, Telephone: (07) 3831 2811 Facsimile: (07) 3839 5370, Flagstaff Consulting Group © 2020 | Developed by Peak Websites. “It was really thorough, wonderful training and we were taught to take very good care of patients,” she says. Mercy Hospital for Women; Surnames. Stephenson chose the modernist idiom for hospital design as it suited the advanced scientific, medical, and programmatic principles of the institution, and the functionalist expression allowed for simple planning and honesty of expression.With its bold reinforced concrete structure, expressed staircases, deep balconies and simple interiors the Mercy Hospital was followed by a succession of hospitals in Victoria (the Freemason's Hospital, East Melbourne 1936, Bethesda Hospital, Richmond 1936, the Royal Melbourne Hospital 1936-41), and throughout Australia, all designed in the bold forms of the new functionalism. Julie O’Brien RSM (left) and Caroline Vaitkunas RSM (right).

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