Hospitals in Sydney 2026 — Emergency Departments, Major Hospitals and Healthcare Guide

Hospitals in Sydney 2026 — Overview

Sydney has one of Australia's largest and most comprehensive hospital networks — major public teaching hospitals, specialist children's hospitals and a large private hospital sector. This guide covers the key hospitals and emergency departments across Greater Sydney. For any medical emergency, call 000 immediately. health.nsw.gov.au

Emergency — Call 000

For life-threatening emergencies anywhere in NSW, call 000 (Triple Zero). Ambulance services will dispatch and transport you to the most appropriate hospital. For urgent but non-life-threatening conditions, consider a GP urgent care clinic or after-hours GP before going to an emergency department.

Major Public Hospitals — Sydney CBD and Inner City

• Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (RPA) — Missenden Road, Camperdown. Major public teaching hospital. Adult emergency, trauma, cardiology, neurology, cancer. Level 1 trauma centre. slhd.nsw.gov.au
• St Vincent's Hospital — Victoria Street, Darlinghurst. Major public teaching hospital. Emergency, cardiac surgery, transplant. svhs.org.au

Children's Hospitals

• The Sydney Children's Hospital Network — Sydney Children's Hospital, Randwick (02 9382 1111) and The Children's Hospital at Westmead (02 9845 0000). Both have 24-hour paediatric emergency departments. schn.health.nsw.gov.au

Hospital Finder

NSW Health's hospital finder at health.nsw.gov.au/findaservice covers all public hospitals across Greater Sydney by LHD (Local Health District). health.nsw.gov.au

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