Our Hospital: The Avenue Hospital History

The Avenue Hospital History

The Avenue hospital was owned and operated by a number of companies including Benchmark prior to being purchased by AHCL in July 1996.  At this stage it had undergone three renovations;  it had 5 theatres, 10 multi bed wards, 12 two-bed wards and 11 private rooms.

A redevelopment program commenced in October 1997 and was completed in March 2000 at the cost of $16M.

This redevelopment was undertaken in stages.  These included the construction of the multi-level underground car park  and the construction of the new extension which involved the completion of a 30 bed Orthopaedic unit and  a 30 bed general surgery unit together with an additional operating theatre and Sterilising Department.

In 2005 Ramsay Health Care purchased the entire Affinity Health portfolio of hospitals.

Ramsay Health Care was founded in 1964 by Paul Ramsay and has grown to become the largest provider of private hospital services in Australia, owning and operating hospitals in Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia and Indonesia.