/ Med ical ▁Short ▁St ay ▁Unit ▁ ▁Int ensive ▁Care ▁Unit ▁ ▁High ▁Dep endency ▁ ▁On col ogy ▁Services ▁ ▁M ental ▁Health ▁ ▁Regional ▁D ial ysis ▁Centre ▁ ▁Community ▁Health ▁Services ▁including ▁D ental . ▁ ▁It ▁oper ates ▁a ▁ 2 4 - hour ▁emer gency ▁department ▁and ▁a ▁full ▁Int ensive ▁Care ▁Unit ▁and ▁CC U . ▁It ▁also ▁has ▁ 2 4 - hour ▁medical ▁imag ing ▁and ▁path ology ▁services ▁on ▁site . ▁ ▁The ▁hospital ▁is ▁a ▁teaching ▁hospital ▁of ▁the ▁Western ▁Sydney ▁University ' s ▁Black town - Mount ▁Dru itt ▁C lin ical ▁School ▁and ▁University ▁of ▁Sydney ' s ▁Western ▁C lin ical ▁School . ▁▁ ▁The ▁Hospital ▁also ▁includes ▁B ung ar ri be e ▁House , ▁a ▁psych iat ric ▁unit ▁that , ▁along ▁with ▁C umber land ▁Hospital ▁provides ▁mental ▁health ▁services ▁to ▁western ▁Sydney . ▁The ▁hospital ' s ▁sub - ac ute ▁mental ▁health ▁care ▁facility , ▁called ▁the ▁Mel ale uca ▁Unit , ▁opened ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁ ▁History ▁In ▁September ▁ 1 9 5 6 , ▁a ▁public ▁meeting ▁was ▁held ▁to ▁discuss ▁the ▁need ▁for ▁a ▁hospital ▁in ▁the ▁town . ▁Following ▁pet itions ▁to ▁the ▁State ▁Health ▁Department ▁for ▁a ▁facility , ▁tend ers ▁were ▁called ▁for ▁the ▁£ 1 . 5 ▁million ▁hospital ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 9 6 1 . ▁ ▁The ▁foundation ▁stone ▁was ▁laid ▁on ▁ 1 9 ▁May ▁ 1 9 6 3