Bass Coast Health
📍 WONTHAGGI
Private hospital · founded 1945 · university
About
Bass Coast Health (BCH) is the major public healthcare provider within the Bass Coast Shire in South Gippsland. It provides a broad range of quality acute, sub-acute, ancillary medical, and ambulatory care services that are fully accredited by the Australian Council on Health Care Standards (ACHS).BCH's residential aged care facilities, Kirrak House and Griffith Point Lodge Hostel, are also both accredited by the Australian Aged Care Quality Agency (AACQA). In addition to its comprehensive clinical services, BCH also delivers a wide range of community and welfare services across Wonthaggi, San Remo, Inverloch, Grantville, Corinella, and Cowes.The health system is committed to working collaboratively with other local healthcare providers as well as state government agencies in order to provide optimal care for residents of Gippsland's South Coast.BCH is committed to working in partnership with consumers and actively encourages the involvement of patients, residents, clients, and families in all aspects of their own care.
- Legal name
- Bass Coast Health
- Governance
- Board of directors · CEO appointed annually
- Employees
- 3,000
Capacity
Annual volume
Emergency capabilities
- Trauma centre — Level II
- Stroke: Thrombectomy-capable
- Door-to-balloon: 48 min (AHA target ≤ 90)
- Door-to-needle (stroke): 32 min
Subspecialty centres
Transplant programmes
- Cornea
All departments
- Internal Medicine
- Surgery
- Emergency
Quality metrics
| Metric | Value | Benchmark |
|---|---|---|
| Risk-adjusted 30d mortality | 4.1% | EU avg 3.0% |
| HAI rate per 1000 patient-days | 3.6 | EU avg 1.8 |
| 30d readmission rate | 24% | EU avg 14% |
| Patient satisfaction (HCAHPS-like) | -10% | EU avg 76% |
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Patient experience
- Room categories
- ward · semi-private · private
- Meals
- standard · halal · kosher · vegan · gluten-free · pediatric
- Chaplaincy
- Christian · Muslim · Jewish
- Private bathroom
- private + suite rooms
- Wi-Fi
- Free in all rooms
Awards & rankings
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Top hospital — WONTHAGGI
EuroClinics Patient Choice · 2025
Services
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