. ▁▁ ▁The ▁original ▁Black town ▁District ▁Hospital ▁building ▁was ▁completed ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁and ▁" com men ced ▁rendering ▁its ▁service ▁to ▁the ▁public ▁on ▁the ▁ 2 8 th ▁April , ▁ 1 9 6 5 ". ▁It ▁was ▁officially ▁opened ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁April ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁by ▁then ▁NS W ▁Health ▁Minister ▁Billy ▁She ah an . ▁This ▁building ▁has ▁since ▁been ▁demol ished , ▁but ▁was ▁located ▁on ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁the ▁current ▁Building ▁C ▁( C lin ical ▁Services ▁Building , ▁ 2 0 1 6 ). ▁▁ ▁The ▁original ▁district ▁hospital ▁building ▁was ▁considered ▁unique ▁for ▁its ▁innov ative ▁design ▁which ▁included ▁" Span ish ▁style ▁cour ty ards ", ▁high ▁te ch ▁c ater ing ▁equipment ▁and ▁the ▁only ▁" single - store y , ▁double ▁cor rid or ▁hospital ▁in ▁the ▁world ". ▁It ▁had ▁a ▁capacity ▁of ▁ 1 5 2 ▁b eds . ▁ ▁N urs es ▁were ▁given ▁strict ▁dress ▁code ▁instructions ▁before ▁the ▁opening , ▁including ▁no ▁eye ▁make - up ▁and ▁we aring ▁a ▁distinct ▁sh ade ▁of ▁lip st ick . ▁Mat ron ▁E rel la ▁Mac a ul ay ▁was ▁made ▁the ▁first ▁director ▁of ▁n urs ing ▁after ▁opening ▁the ▁first ▁n urs ing ▁school ▁in ▁Black town ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4 . ▁In ▁its ▁first ▁year , ▁n urs es ▁helped ▁deliver ▁ 5 0 0 ▁b ab ies . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁executive ▁officers ▁included