| Royal North Shore Hospital | |||||||||||
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| Northern Sydney Local Health District | |||||||||||
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 Royal North Shore Hospital - April 2019 | |||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||
| 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] | ||||||||||
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| Helipad | (ICAO: YXNS) | ||||||||||
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| Public transit access | St Leonards railway station Bus route 113 Bus route 114 | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1885 | ||||||||||
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| 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]
- ^ "Clinical Services Plan 2019-2022" (PDF). NSW Health - Northern Sydney Local Health District. 2017. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
- ^ "The University of Sydney Northern Clinical School". University of Sydney. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
- ^ "Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, Australia | Aurecon". www.aurecongroup.com. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
- ^ "Royal North Shore Hospital". www.nslhd.health.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
- ^ "World's Best Hospitals 2023 - Top 250". Newsweek. March 2023.