Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital

Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital
Northern Sydney Central Coast Health
Geography
Location	Hornsby, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Coordinates	33.7019°S 151.1129°E / -33.7019; 151.1129
Organisation
Care system	Public Medicare (AU)
Type	General
Affiliated university	University of Sydney
Services
Emergency department	Yes
Beds	270
Links
Website	http://www.nsh.nsw.gov.au/hornsby/default.htm
Lists	Hospitals in Australia

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.

See also

• List of hospitals in Australia

External links

• Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital website