Preston & Northcote Community Hospital
Hospital in Preston, Australia
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The Preston & Northcote Community Hospital (often referred to as PANCH[3]) was a former hospital located in Preston, Victoria, Australia, opened in 1958 and relocated to the Northern Hospital in Epping in February 1998.[4][5][6][7][8] PANCH was located on the corner of Bell and Hotham Streets.[9] The site was sold off in April 1999, and part of the 30,000-square-metre (320,000 sq ft) site is now occupied by Bell City Centre which is a residential facility, student accommodation and host of two hotels a part of the Mantra Group.[10]
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| Geography | |
| Location | corner of Hotham and Bell Streets, Preston, Australia |
| Coordinates | 37°44′47″S 145°0′32″E |
| Services | |
| Beds | 304 |
| History | |
| Founded | 1958 Officially opened: 3 July 1960[1][2] |
| Closed | April 1999 |
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| Lists | Hospitals in Australia |
Fixtures from the hospital were removed by volunteers to help rebuild a community hospital in Suai, East Timor.[citation needed] The hospital's former operating theatres were used for a play on genetic engineering named The Teratology Project in 2002.[11]
A new facility called the PANCH Health Service was established in 2003 by the State Government to address a shortage of medical services in the area.[12] This State Government health service, which is located opposite the old PANCH site, is named out of nostalgia and is not directly connected with the former Preston & Northcote Community Hospital.[citation needed]
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