Royal North Shore Hospital

Royal North Shore Hospital
Northern Sydney Local Health District
Royal North Shore Hospital - April 2019
Geography
Location	Reserve Road, St Leonards, New South Wales, Australia
Coordinates	33°49′20″S 151°11′33″E / 33.8222°S 151.1925°E / -33.8222; 151.1925
Organisation
Care system	Medicare
Funding	Public hospital
Type	District General, Teaching
Affiliated university	Australian Catholic University University of Sydney University of Technology
Network	NSW Health
Services
Emergency department	Yes, Major Trauma Centre
Beds	713[1]
Helipads
Helipad	(ICAO: YXNS)
Number Length Surface ft m 1 concrete
Public transit access	St Leonards railway station Bus route 113 Bus route 114
History
Opened	1885
Links
Website	Royal North Shore Hospital

The Royal North Shore Hospital (RNSH) is a major public teaching hospital in Sydney, Australia, located in the suburb of St Leonards. It serves as a teaching hospital for Sydney Medical School at the University of Sydney,^[2] University of Technology Sydney and Australian Catholic University and has over 600 beds.^[3]

RNSH is the principal tertiary referral hospital for the Northern Sydney Local Health District.^[4] It is also a major Trauma Centre which provides specialised services in the areas of severe burns, neonatal intensive care, spinal cord injury and interventional radiology. The Kolling Institute of Medical Research is a health and medical research centre with a focus on research training. Its primary referral area accommodates 5.7% of the Australian population or 17% of the NSW population.^{[citation needed]}

RNSH was ranked as the third best hospital in Australia, based on the Newsweek 2023 World's Best Hospitals list.^[5]