Royal
North Shore Hospital
Established in 1885, Royal
North Shore Hospital (RNSH) is one of the largest general hospitals in
Australia.
The Emergency Department is
designated as a major trauma centre for the northern region as well as
providing a range of sub-specialty services in medicine, surgery,
critical care, anaesthetics, aged care, mental health, drug and alcohol,
obstetrics and gynaecology, neonatology and paediatrics.
RNSH has some state-wide
responsibility for clinical services in pain management and research,
cardiology, severe burn injury, neonatal intensive care, spinal cord
injury, high-risk obstetrics, interventional neuroradiology and
cerebrovascular embolisation.
The hospital is one of the
state's major trauma centres and provides local and state-wide trauma
services for patients suffering multiple traumas. This service is
complemented by comprehensive intensive care and diagnostic clinical
support services.
RNSH became a teaching hospital of the University
of Sydney in 1948. Through its affilitation with the University of
Sydney (Northern Clinical School) RNSH has been teaching
undergraduate medical students for over 60 years. Many staff hold
conjoint appointments.
The largest and most
up-to-date structure housing research and education facilities on a
hospital site anywhere in Australia, KOLLING building, is located on RNSH campus.
RNSH is affiliated with the
University of Sydney (Northern Clinical School) and the University of
Technology, Sydney (nursing education) and many staff hold conjoint
appointments.
RNSH is located at St Leonards on the
lower North Shore of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. St Leonards is
located about 5 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business
district.
For
more information about Royal North Shore Hospital >
http://www.nsccahs.health.nsw.gov.au/maps/rns/rns.shtml
REDEVELOPMENT
Work commenced
in 2008 on the new $950 million Royal North Shore Hospital and Community
Health Services project which will deliver patient-centred buildings of
outstanding civic quality, with a flexible design that can expand to
meet future healthcare needs. The community health building is expected
to be completed in mid 2011, and the new main hospital building by mid
2013.
The redevelopment will consolidate 53 outdated buildings on
the Royal North Shore Hospital campus into two impressive
purpose-built, patient-centred facilities that can expand to meet future
healthcare needs.
On completion, the redeveloped Royal North
Shore Hospital will offer a new acute services facility, a Community
Health building and refurbishment to some existing buildings, providing:
The new main
hospital building will be a relatively low rise, with innovative
colour-coded internal spaces to help people navigate the hospital
environment. The design maximises local views, light and space to create
a welcoming, healing environment, while the compact footprint ensures
that every department is within two minutes walk of the main lift core.
The
new community health building located on Herbert Street will have a
welcoming street frontage and a range of facilities to support local
community and community mental health services.
Find
out more: http://www.nscchealth.nsw.gov.au/rnsredevelopment
