Footscray Psychiatric Hospital history in brief
By 1978, the Footscray Psychiatric Hospital was operational at a site in front of the Western General Hospital. In January 1995, it had 48 beds in three wards at 160 Gordon Street, Footscray.
In 1996, the site was transformed into car parking for the Western General Hospital.
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Please note that the content of this administrative history is provided for general information only and does not purport to be comprehensive. The department does not guarantee the accuracy of this administrative history. For more information on the history of child welfare in Australia, see Find & .
Sources
Department of Human Services media release, 1 June 1995, Charles Brothers Historical Records, 1862–1995.
Patient information
PLEASE NOTE: Patients could be admitted to a Receiving House for short-term treatment and care, but were not permitted to remain longer than two months.
Patients still needing treatment after two months could be sent to a Psychiatric Hospital, in the same institution/complex or another. Hence, there could be more than one set of records for any one person. Please check each location for former patient records.
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Reviewed 26 August 2016