What services do children’s hospitals provide?
A range of services are provided by children’s hospitals including: • emergency departments; • specialised inpatient care; • ambulatory care and rehabilitation services for children with acute illness, chronic illness and disability, as well as • support services for their families. The children’s hospitals also provide both undergraduate and postgraduate training for medical, nursing and allied health staff and undertake research. They are affiliated with university training and research programs. The three children’s hospitals in NSW are: • The Children’s Hospital at Westmead • Sydney Children’s Hospital (Randwick) • John Hunter Children’s Hospital (Newcastle) Most of the children’s hospitals have accommodation for parents, designated play areas with play specialists for the children and school services for children in hospital provided by the Department of Education and Training.
