Global InformationGarran Surge Centre information
| Garran Surge Centre | |
|---|---|
| Aspen Medical | |
 The Garran Surge Centre in August 2020 | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | 123 Kitchner Street, Garran, Australian Capital Territory, Canberra, ACT, Australia |
| Coordinates | 35°20′35″S 149°06′07″E / 35.34305°S 149.1018914°E |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | Public Medicare (AU) |
| Type | Specialist |
| Affiliated university | None |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Yes |
| Beds | 44 |
| Speciality | Intensive Care |
| History | |
| Opened | 2020 |
| Closed | 2023 |
| Links | |
| Lists | Hospitals in Australia |
The Garran Surge Centre, also known as the Canberra Coronavirus Field Hospital was a temporary hospital in Canberra, Australia created in response to the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic.[1] The hospital was constructed by Aspen Medical,[2] a Canberra-based company with experience managing medical responses to disasters and providing contracted medical services to government agencies in several countries.[3] The facility was located on Garran Oval, a sports field to the northeast of the existing Canberra Hospital campus.[4]
- ^ Media, Newstate (8 April 2020). "Garran Oval to house temporary COVID-19 ED". Canberra Weekly. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
- ^ Bushnell, Ian. "Aspen Medical to build COVID-19 ED at Canberra Hospital". The RiotACT. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
- ^ "Deployable Mobile Hospitals". www.aspenmedical.com. 15 September 2013. Archived from the original on 11 April 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
- ^ Jervis-Bardy, Dan (9 April 2020). "ACT's $23m coronavirus ED to be built on Garran oval". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 11 April 2020.