The Prince of Wales Hospital

The Prince of Wales Hospital (POWH) Randwick is dedicated to improving the quality of care for all patients in Sydney and regional NSW, and offers specialist treatments to interstate patients.

Since opening its doors in 1857 as a caring institution, its reputation has grown to become a leading treatment centre for adults and a major teaching hospital affiliated with the University of NSW. This strong affiliation assists the staff to provide excellence of care in conjunction with the commitment to clinical teaching and medical research.

A 500-bed tertiary referral institution, The POWH is a statewide retrieval service for acute spinal, cancer and epilepsy patients. It also boasts a major neurosurgical and cardiac precinct, which is an Australian benchmark for cardiac care. It also houses a large radiation medical and surgical cancer precinct, a corrections health facility and a large aged care surgical precinct.

Each year more than 34,000 acute patients are admitted to the hospital, with staff caring for 36,000 overnight stays with a mean stay of 4 days. About 44,000 patients are treated in its Emergency Department making it one of the busiest in NSW with the highest acuity level.

The POW Hospital offers the most comprehensive program and full-spectrum care for hospitalised adults because every patient deserves the best.

...the best people

The POW Hospital staff are a unique team of specially trained physicians, nurses, therapists, aides, chaplains, technicians, and support people who understand the special needs of patients and their families.

... the best facilities

The POW Hospital is continually upgrading their facilities, adding the latest technology and research laboratories, and specialist patient precincts which are dedicated solely to patient's special needs.

... the best care

The POWH recognises a patient's family as a primary source of strength and support, and count on them be a key part of the patient's care. This philosophy is called family-centred care, which is based on the following principles:

• Quality care
• Respect
• Emotional support
• Accessible information
• Freedom of choice

POW Hospital Mission

Setting the example for integrity, compassion, and leadership, POW Hospital strives to:

• Provide high quality health care, emphasising the development and dissemination of new knowledge and cutting-edge technology.
• Improve access to health care and education for all through community service and outreach to the POW Hospital's populations.
• Educate tomorrow's health and high-technology professionals, scientists, environmental engineers and managers for leadership in their fields.
• Explore new basic and applied research frontiers in health and biomedical sciences, environmental engineering, computation and information technology.