Facilities in Lismore

The new Mental Health facility at Lismore Base Hospital comprises a 40-bed Adult Mental Health Inpatient Unit, an 8-bed Child and Adolescent Inpatient Unit, Community Mental Health Services and Area Mental Health Administration and Research

The new buildings are be linked to Lismore Base Hospital on two levels – through the Staff Cafeteria on level 2 and the main link via level 3

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Artist's impression of the new Lismore Mental Health Facility

Lismore Base Hospital is the major acute care and referral hospital for the North Coast Area Health Service. The Hospital accommodates 210 inpatient beds and provides emergency care, critical care, general medical, surgical, paediatric, obstetric, mental health and clinical support services. The Mental Health redevelopment replaced the original 25 bed Richmond Clinic and has seen the establishment of the following facilities:

  • 40 Bed Adult Mental Health Inpatient Unit consisting of:
    • 16 Bed Adult Sub Acute Unit
    • 16 Bed Adult Acute Unit
    • 8 Bed High Dependency Unit
  • 8 Bed Child & Adolescent Inpatient Unit
  • Community Mental Health Services (Ambulatory Care) for Adolescents, Young Adults and Adults
  • Administration and Research Facilities
  • Carparking and support facilities

 

Lismore construction so far
The C&A Unit under construction in Lismore

The new facilities will result in the following benefits to the North Coast community:

  • Facilitate the delivery of improved health, education, research and community facilities on the Hospital site.
  • Provide improved access to and between different health and community services on site.
  • Provide flexible building design to allow for future modification and expansion to meet anticipated growth in demand for services and changes in clinical practice.
  • Develop a site strategy that will support the future development of the Lismore Base Hospital.
  • Ensure the redevelopment provides harmony and balance with the surrounding areas.
  • Provide a high quality urban environment through careful design of buildings and well planned public spaces.
  • Improved carparking facilities & pedestrian and vehicular access to the Hospital campus.
  • Rationalise the hospital campus through the removal of outdated or dysfunctional buildings as part of the site redevelopment.