Calvary Mater Newcastle

Welcome to Calvary Mater Newcastle

Calvary Mater Newcastle is situated in Waratah, Newcastle, in the heart of the Hunter region. With   187 beds and supported by an emergency department and intensive care unit, Calvary Mater  is the Hunter region’s major centre for oncology (cancer) services, haematology, clinical toxicology and research.  The hospital is also home to the Newcastle Melanoma Unit and Hunter BreastScreen, and has a stroke unit which provides a seamless care approach to stroke treatment and assessment for people of the Hunter.

Calvary Mater Newcastle is a teaching hospital in affiliation with many teaching institutions and is fully accredited by the Australian Council on Health Care Standards.

1921 marked the beginning of the hospital and provision of health care by the Sisters of Mercy, (Singleton) for the people of Newcastle and surrounding areas.

On November 9 2006, after 85 years, The Sisters of Mercy (Singleton) handed on to The Sisters of the Little Company of Mary, their mission of high quality health care and compassion for the sick of Newcastle and the Hunter New England.

An official 'Ceremony of Welcome' was held at Corpus Christi Church, Waratah, to mark the occasion and acknowledge Little Company of Mary Health Care as the new owners of the hospital.

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