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Sydney Hospital and Sydney Eye Hospital
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Description
Sydney Hospital and Sydney Eye Hospital is Australias oldest hospital and dates from the arrival of the First Fleet in 1788
The Sydney Eye Hospital is now onsite and recent works include the construction of an eight level car park ground floor emergency with eye hospital outpatients two levels of wards and an operating theatre on the top floor
This historic facility has been located in Macquarie Street since 1816 and is steeped in history with a legacy of nursing and medical firsts to its credit
Today Sydney Hospital and Sydney Eye Hospitals modern facilities and professional staff provide a strong blend of general and specialist medical services for the public
About Sydney Hospital and Sydney Eye Hospital
Sydney Hospital and Sydney Eye Hospital is Australias oldest hospital and dates from the arrival of the First Fleet in 1788 This historic facility has been located in Macquarie Street since 1816 and is steeped in history with a legacy of nursing and medical firsts to its credit
Today Sydney Hospital and Sydney Eye Hospitals modern facilities and professional staff provide a strong blend of general and specialist medical services for the public
History
History of Sydney Hospital and Sydney Eye Hospital
Sydney Hospital and Sydney Eye Hospital is proud to be
the oldest hospital in Australia dating back to
1788 and at the Macquarie Street site since 1811
associated with Florence Nightingale and Lucy
Osburn
a symbol for Australias medical and nursing
history
an important part of the historic precinct of
Macquarie Street comprising a collection of fine
buildings reflecting the crafts of the 19th
century
Moving to the present site in 1811 Governor Macquaries Rum Hospital comprised three main buildings fronting Macquarie Street The hospital now stands on the site of the Central Pavillion the original North Wing is now Parliament House while the South Wing became the Colonial Mint and in turn the Mint Museum The majority of the Hospitals buildings were opened in 1894 The Sydney Hospital site was also home to the first nursing school in Australia founded by Lucy Osburn who was sent to the colony by Florence Nightingale following a request by the colonial government
The new Clinical Services building was completed during 1995 to complement the existing architectural style and was officially opened on 30th October 1996
Sydney Hospital and Sydney Eye Hospital have moved with the changes to the NSW Health system Currently the hospital comprises 113 inpatient beds and offers quality health care to city residents workers visitors and tourists Our specialist services attract patients from all over NSW Services are complemented by three academic departments affiliated with the University of Sydney andor University of NSW namely hand eyes and sexual health as well as visiting medical staff staff specialists and resident medical officers covering inpatient and outpatient services in general medicine general surgery orthopaedics ENT ear nose and throat hand surgery ophthalmology drug and alcohol and sexual health
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