Crown Street Women's Hospital, Sydney
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| Crown Street Women's Hospital | |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Place | Surry Hills Sydney, NSW, (AU) |
| Organisation | |
| Care System | Public Medicare (AU) |
| Hospital Type | Teaching |
| Affiliated University | University of Sydney |
| Services | |
| Emergency Dept. | Unknown |
| Beds | Unknown |
| Speciality | Women's hospital |
| History | |
| Founded | 1893 |
| Closed | 1983, services transferred to Westmead Hospital |
| Links | |
| Website | Unknown |
| See also | Hospitals in Australia |
Crown Street Women's Hospital (now-closed) was once the largest maternity hospital in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It was located in Crown Street, Surry Hills.
The hospital was one of several stand-alone maternity hospitals in Sydney, none of which remain. It opened in 1893, and was closed in 1983. During its 90 year life, it trained hundreds of midwives and doctors, and was a teaching hospital of the University of Sydney. Many thousands of Sydney's residents were born there. When Westmead Hospital opened in Sydney's west, Crown St Hospital's maternity facilities were moved there, along with the general medical and surgical departments of Sydney Hospital on Macquarie Street, and the hospital was closed. The site has now been redeveloped.
