Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital
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Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital is a hospital
in Sydney, Australia
, located on Palmerston Road in Hornsby
. It is a teaching hospital
of the University of Sydney
.
As a provider of care since 1933, the Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital is a major metropolitan hospital, and is a teaching hospital of the University of Sydney. Staff members who care for over a quarter of a million people living in the Hornsby Ku-ring-gai area. The Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Health Service also incorporates six Community Health Centres and ten Early Childhood Centres. It is a sector within Northern Sydney Central Coast Health.
While much of the hospital is of a ramshackle design, the main building is a two storey circular design (named Lumby building for its benefactor), which forms the emblem of the hospital. The new Emergency. Paediatrics and Maternity building was opened in late 2006.
The hospital is currently under stress as senior medical staff declare that the physical infrastructure is not compatible with modern healthcare.
Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital was featured in episodes of the TV series Sons and Daughters
in 1984 when character Gordon Hamilton was treated for a heart attack there.
Hospital
A hospital is a health care institution providing patient treatment by specialized staff and equipment. Hospitals often, but not always, provide for inpatient care or longer-term patient stays....
in Sydney, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, located on Palmerston Road in Hornsby
Hornsby, New South Wales
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. It is a teaching hospital
Teaching hospital
A teaching hospital is a hospital that provides clinical education and training to future and current doctors, nurses, and other health professionals, in addition to delivering medical care to patients...
of the University of Sydney
University of Sydney
The University of Sydney is a public university located in Sydney, New South Wales. The main campus spreads across the suburbs of Camperdown and Darlington on the southwestern outskirts of the Sydney CBD. Founded in 1850, it is the oldest university in Australia and Oceania...
.
As a provider of care since 1933, the Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital is a major metropolitan hospital, and is a teaching hospital of the University of Sydney. Staff members who care for over a quarter of a million people living in the Hornsby Ku-ring-gai area. The Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Health Service also incorporates six Community Health Centres and ten Early Childhood Centres. It is a sector within Northern Sydney Central Coast Health.
While much of the hospital is of a ramshackle design, the main building is a two storey circular design (named Lumby building for its benefactor), which forms the emblem of the hospital. The new Emergency. Paediatrics and Maternity building was opened in late 2006.
The hospital is currently under stress as senior medical staff declare that the physical infrastructure is not compatible with modern healthcare.
Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital was featured in episodes of the TV series Sons and Daughters
Sons and Daughters (Australian TV series)
Sons and Daughters was a Logie Award winning Australian soap opera created by Reg Watson and produced by the Reg Grundy Organisation between 1981 and 1987. The first episode aired in December 1981, during the Christmas/New Year non-ratings period, and the official broadcast date of the final...
in 1984 when character Gordon Hamilton was treated for a heart attack there.