31-570: Blayney could refer to: Places [ edit ] Blayney, New South Wales , Australia, a small town Blayney, Ontario , Canada, a farming hamlet Castleblayney , Ireland, often shortened to Blayney by locals People [ edit ] Blaney (surname) , includes Blayney Blayney Townley (Dunleer MP) , MP (1692–1715) for Dunleer (Parliament of Ireland constituency) Blayney Townley-Balfour (Carlingford MP) (1705–1788) Other uses [ edit ] Baron Blayney , an extinct title in
62-493: A public–private partnership arrangement between the New South Wales Government and a consortium named Pinnacle Health Care led by construction company Hansen Yuncken , the 32,000 m (340,000 sq ft) hospital also incorporates a number of refurbished heritage-listed buildings that were part of the original Bloomfield Hospital. In May 2012, members of Orange City Council lobbied to have
93-459: A 12-bed critical care unit for adult patients, with dedicated high dependency and coronary care beds, and is able to treat patients with a range of serious and life-threatening conditions including burns and trauma. The hospital is not equipped to perform neurosurgery or heart surgery and patients are transferred to other facilities for these procedures. A rooftop helipad facilitates aeromedical transfers and patient retrieval. The hospital
124-631: A major hospital. NSW Health have since announced a policy change in that the hospital will soon revert to the name of "Orange Hospital" within the "Orange Health Service". As a major regional hospital, Orange Health Service is served by limited public transport services. Orange Buslines route 537 connects the Bloomfield Campus to the Orange CBD six days per week (no services on Sunday), via Orange railway station allowing connection with NSW TrainLink regional services. Statistics for
155-656: A new pet food plant, Nestlé Purina , and purchased adjoining land including Blayney Foods. The Nestlé factory exports pet food to Asia and the Pacific. The Cadia-Ridgeway Mine is a major employer in the area. In 1994, Blayney became home to Australia's largest inland container terminal, which is situated beside the railway station . The Blayney Wind Farm , launched in 2000, is the largest of its type in Australia. It consists of 15 wind turbine generators on elevated ridges between Carcoar Dam and Mount Macquarie. Capacity
186-535: A range of general, surgical and specialist services, in particular forensic psychiatry and cancer treatment. It is a teaching hospital affiliated with the University of Sydney but is also used for teaching students from other universities including the Charles Sturt University and University of Wollongong . In addition to a 24-hour Emergency Department , Orange Health Service provides
217-639: Is 10 megawatts, sufficient energy to supply 3,500 Australian homes. Due to its valley location, Blayney shows a greater diurnal range but narrower seasonal range throughout the year compared to nearby Millthorpe which is more exposed. On account of this geographical setup (jointly with its altitude), Blayney's absolute minimum of −10.6 °C (12.9 °F) is among the lowest recorded in the Central West region. Summers are warm and dry with severe thunderstorms, while winters are cool and partly cloudy, with many occurrences of snow. The town's railway station
248-558: Is a 24-hour public toilet in Adelaide Street (the Mid-Western Highway ) just before leaving the town heading west. The arrival of the railway in 1874 boosted development and Blayney replaced Carcoar as the major service centre to local farmlands. Blayney then became a municipality in 1882 and by 1900 a butter factory and freezing works employed many within the town. An abattoir opened in 1957 and this industry
279-545: Is adjacent to the Council Chambers, and council also operate an aquatic centre with a large indoor swimming pool and other exercise facilities, and a public library. There are State Government run primary and high schools, with pupils arriving by school bus from surrounding rural areas, and a Catholic run primary school. The hospital offers emergency and medical care and limited surgical services, with more serious cases being transferred to Orange Base Hospital . There
310-532: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Blayney, New South Wales Blayney is a farming town and administrative centre with a population of 2,997 in 2021, in the Central West region of New South Wales , Australia. Situated on the Mid-Western Highway about 240 km (150 mi) west of Sydney , 35 km (22 mi) west of Bathurst and 863 m (944 yd) above sea-level, Blayney
341-417: Is equipped with five operating theatres and two purpose built radiotherapy bunkers. Specialist services provided include gastroenterology , Renal dialysis , orthopedics as well as maternity and rehabilitation wards. Diagnostic services such as pathology and medical imaging , including interventional radiology are also available. Orange Health Service is equipped with two linear accelerators for
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#1732765456606372-423: Is served by the daily NSW TrainLink XPT service between Sydney and Dubbo and the weekly Outback Xplorer to Broken Hill , as well as several NSW TrainLink Coach and private company bus services connecting with Bathurst and Orange . [REDACTED] Media related to Blayney, New South Wales at Wikimedia Commons Orange Base Hospital The Orange Health Service is a public hospital located on
403-592: Is the region's referral centre for mental health patients, and also accepts patients from other areas of the state. Ronald McDonald House Charities in co-operation with the Royal Far West Children's Health Scheme operate the Ronald McDonald Care Mobile, a purpose built mobile pediatric clinic providing diagnosis, treatment, referral and management of on-going medical conditions to residents in isolated communities throughout
434-479: Is the seat of Blayney Shire Council . Prior to European settlement the area was occupied by the Aboriginal Wiradjuri and, or, Gundungara peoples. The first European to travel through area was surveyor George Evans , in 1815 and unofficial occupation of the district began in 1821. The first land grant in the general area known as Coombing Park was issued to Thomas Icely in 1829. In 1836
465-548: The Health Department , State Coroner and police. The incident was the first involving the death of a health worker while on duty in the state since 1994 and also saw the patient charged with the attempted murder of a second nurse. Bloomfield Mental Hospital, was officially opened in November 1925. By the end of World War II, the mental hospital was home to 1596 male and female patients who were housed separately in
496-538: The Bloomfield Health Campus, approximately 4 km (2.5 mi) south of the city Orange , New South Wales in Australia and is operated by Western NSW Local Health District. Orange Health Service was opened in 2011, co-located with the redeveloped Bloomfield psychiatric hospital and replacing Orange Base Hospital as a referral hospital for the Central West region . The facility provides
527-481: The Club House, has been converted to a Baptist church. There are six churches in all, the other five being Catholic, Uniting, Anglican, Presbyterian and Pentecostal. There are three service stations, one offering unmanned 24-hour service for credit card purchases, one supermarket (IGA/Discount Daves), and various retail shops. A multi-purpose Community Centre with a large auditorium and a commercial standard kitchen
558-523: The Orange Base Hospital site, located a few blocks from the CBD had become congested and outdated. Analysis by the government found redevelopment of the site would be difficult due to a number of constraints, including difficulty in maintaining hospital capacity and capability during any works and likely community opposition, especially if the psychiatric facilities at Bloomfield were relocated to
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620-514: The administration of radiation therapy as well as onsite carer's accommodation. Orange Health Service was the first public hospital west of the Blue Mountains to be equipped with such technology. Orange and Region Mental Health and Drug & Alcohol (MHDA) Services is based out of the hospital and provides a variety of mental health support and specialist treatment programs. Bloomfield Campus provides inpatient psychiatric facilities and
651-469: The heart of many social activities, including dances for patients and live theatre productions facilitated by the many staff at the hospital who included migrants who left Europe after World War II. The community interacted with residents of the facility by attending the annual fete held on the oval (now Country Club Oval) and attending live productions in the hall. Once a week staff escorted patients on bus trips to Orange, so they could do their shopping. Over
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#1732765456606682-515: The locality was known as King's Plains, with Doyle's inn being the only public-house. There was also a mill worked by a man called Lambert. In 1842 Governor Gipps proposed the creation of a village to be named 'Blayney'. His proposed site, however, was about 9 km north-east of the present site in the Kings Plains area, but once that spot proved unsuitable the Blayney village location
713-400: The name of the new hospital changed back to "Orange Base Hospital" in response to concerns expressed within the community and medical profession that the current name is confusing and does not properly represent the hospital's role as a regional medical hub. It was argued that many smaller clinics are referred to as "health services" as they do not provide the same level of services expected from
744-407: The new Orange Health Service. The Ian Armstrong Building now stands at the former hospital site, and houses the headquarters of NSW Department of Primary Industries and offices of other state government departments. After 10 years of planning and construction and a cost of $ 250 million, the new hospital was officially opened by Minister for Health Carmel Tebbutt on 17 March 2011. Built under
775-634: The redeveloped site. By contrast, the Bloomfield property was preferred as it was far less constrained and already in use as a health facility, on land already owned by the Department of Health, adjacent to vacant Crown land which provided room for expansion. The site would allow integration with the psychiatric facilities already in operation while allowing the existing Base Hospital to continue to operate during construction. A two-day operation from 15 to 16 March 2011 saw all patients transferred to
806-524: The region from a base at the Bloomfield Campus, as well as providing up to 20 accommodation units for families of sick children. It is the first Ronald McDonald House in Australia to specifically cater for families of children suffering from mental illness. The Bloomfield Hospital , formerly the Orange Mental Hospital , opened in 1924. Established as one of three major mental hospitals to service rural New South Wales, Bloomfield Hospital
837-512: The various buildings on the site. Ten years later the number of residents remained relatively stable with 1450 living at the facility. Bloomfield was almost self-sufficient in the early days with its own dairy herd, laundry, morgue, bootmaker, hairdresser, dentist, chapel, and with meals cooked for patients in their individual accommodation buildings. It was in many ways a small town that had the Bloomfield Recreation Hall at
868-494: The years, the healthcare model has evolved and now includes a strong move towards peer support to offer recovery and hope for residents. To supplement and replace the original Orange District Hospital (demolished in 1959), Orange Base Hospital opened on 9 November 1933 and was the first "base" hospital — a hospital designed to support a large regional area as well as the immediate township — in New South Wales. By 2003,
899-417: Was designed as a village where patients could live and work in a therapeutic environment. The grounds incorporated orchards and vineyards , as well as recreational facilities including its own golf course . In January 2011, the murder of a senior member of the nursing staff by a psychiatric patient while on duty at the hospital attracted national media attention and triggered simultaneous investigations by
930-599: Was established on its present site in 1843. A train line used to run from Blayney to the Lime Kilns, transporting lime. This is situated on land adjoining the Blayney Cemetery and is heritage listed. Remnants of the lime kilns can still be seen today. Blayney has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: Blayney has three hotels: The Exchange, the Royal, and Tattersalls, all in Adelaide Street. A fourth,
961-487: Was later supplemented with tanneries and a pet food plant. The abattoirs closed in 1999. In the late 1970s or early '80s a meat canning factory was built on farmland land East of Blayney. This produced Spam and other canned meats. This was later turned into an export meat boning facility run by Ron Jones Exports and then a pet food factory. Prior to this, the dam on the land was famous for yabbies , with Sunday school excursions frequenting there. In 1989, Nestlé built