Royal Hospital for Women

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Royal Hospital for Women
New South Wales Department of Health
Royal Hospital for Women
Geography
Location Randwick, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Coordinates 33°55′08″S151°14′18″E / 33.918895°S 151.238215°E / -33.918895; 151.238215
Organisation
Care system Public Medicare (AU)
Type Teaching, Tertiary Referral
Affiliated university University of Sydney, University of New South Wales
Services
Emergency department Yes
Helipads
Helipad ICAO: YXSN
NumberLengthSurface
ftm
1concrete
2concrete
History
Opened1820
Links
Website Royal Hospital for Women
Lists Hospitals in Australia

The Royal Hospital for Women (RHW) is a specialist hospital for women and babies located in the suburb of Randwick in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. [1] The Royal Hospital for Women shares the Randwick Hospitals' Campus site with the Prince of Wales Hospital and the Sydney Children's Hospital, as well as the Prince of Wales Private Hospital. [2] [3]

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History

The RHW began life in 1820 as a "lying-in" hospital under auspices of the Benevolent Society. Elizabeth Macquarie, wife of the then Governor of New South Wales Lachlan Macquarie chaired a committee of the Society to establish the hospital. [4]

By 1888 the RHW (then known as the Benevolent Society Asylum) became affiliated to the University of Sydney as a training hospital. Between 1901 and 1997 the hospital operated from its site in Paddington, New South Wales before moving to Randwick. In 1904 the hospital was granted royal patronage by King Edward VII and became the Royal Hospital for Women. [5]

Services

As of 2011, the RHW reportedly provided the following services annually: [6]

The RHW forms a part of the South Eastern Sydney and Illawarra Area Health Service [7] and is assisted by the fundraising efforts of the Royal Hospital for Women Foundation. [8]

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References

  1. "Official Website". Archived from the original on 22 February 2012.
  2. Women's and Children's Services at Randwick Campus
  3. Prince of Wales Private Hospital
  4. "Royal Hospital for Women Paddington (The Benevolent Asylum) becomes a teaching hospital for Obstetric training in 1888". The University of Sydney.
  5. "Royal Hospital for Women, Paddington". medfac.usyd.edu.au. University of Sydney. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
  6. "Royal Hospital for Women". NSW Govt Trade & Investment. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011.
  7. "Hospitals". NSW Government Health.
  8. "The Royal Hospital for Women Foundation". RHW Foundation.