4th Australian Auxiliary Hospital
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Brief History
Opened in Cairo, Egypt before relocating to Welwyn, Hertfordshire, England in June 1915 where it was co-located with 5th Australian Auxiliary Hospital which serviced officers only. Both hospitals cared for convalescents and closed 31 Jan 1919
Auxiliary hospitals were classified as Class A (those who took cot cases, i.e. the bedridden, from military hospitals) and Class B (for convalescent and ambulant patients). Specialised units were also set up for shell-shocked and neurasthenic patients. Some 352 auxiliary military hospitals were established in the London district.
The staff of an auxiliary hospital included a commandant (who was in charge of the hospital, but not the medical and nursing services), a quartermaster, a matron and members of the local Voluntary Aid Detachment who had been trained in first aid and home nursing. Medical care was provided voluntarily as needed by the local doctors. Discipline was less strict in the smaller hospitals than in a military hospital and the surroundings more homely
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