Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital
The 19th May 1947 was the date that the hospital was transferred in the hands of the Army over to the Repatriation Commission and became known as Repatriation General Hospital Heidelberg. In the meantime, the Repatriation Commission (Department of Veterans Affairs) was the operator of the hospital from 19 May to 31 December 1994. In the years leading up the hospital’s transfer into the system of state hospitals,, the name was changed to the current title – Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital.
The hospital was integrated to the Victorian health system on the 1st of January, 1995. The hospital was merged with Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital and Austin Hospital merging on the 1st of April 1995 to create Austin & Repatriation Medical Centre.
Since the 30th April 2003, a name change, accepted by the Victorian Government, saw the Austin & Repatriation Medical Centre name replaced with Austin Health.
Austin Health incorporates Austin Hospital, Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital and Royal Talbot Rehabilitation Centre.
Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital has a rich history of taking care of veterans and widows of war, and for many years, regions have been named to be a tribute to this history. They include: Centaur Wing, Tobruk Centre, Flanders Wing, Darley House, Red Cross Centre, Vivian Bullwinkel Room the 115 H.M.H. Meeting Room, Remembrance Garden, Gallipoli Gardens, Memorial Rose Garden and Duckboard Walk.
Within the hospital are numerous exhibition spaces and plaques which include the Outpatient Department where memorabilia, the Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital tapestry and the flag of the 2/4th AGH are displayed.
The Gallery and Memorabilia are housed within The Veteran Liaison Office as well as the older Veterans Psychiatry Program area. In addition, the Remembrance Garden includes many memorial plaques as well as the stained duckboard glass.
Heritage work is never done The plaques will be added as they are scheduled as well as improvements to the gardens, displays memorabilia, and the documentation of historical documents and objects.
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