prince henry hospital - little bay - night
HistoryThe Prince of Wales Hospital had its origins in 1852 with the formation of the Society for Destitute Children which established the Asylum for Destitute Children with the first building opened on 21 March 1858 in Paddington.
After an appeal for funds in 1870 , the Catherine Hayes Hospital opened, reputedly with plans approved by Florence Nightingale.
In 1915, during the First World War the hospital was converted by the NSW Government into a military hospital and then a repatriation hospital, and renamed the Fourth Australian Repatriation Hospital.
In 1927 an association between the Coast Hospital and the Fourth Australian Repatriation Hospital at Randwick began. With the opening of the Concord Repatriation General Hospital in 1953, the hospital was renamed the Prince of Wales Hospital, and operated as an annexe of Sydney Hospital. Restructuring and hospital redevelopment has continued to occur to enhance the medical and patient facilities of the hospital, including amalgamation with the Prince Henry Hospital, Royal South Sydney Hospital and the Eastern Suburbs Hospital.
Prince Henry hospital, originally known as the Coast Hospital located at Little Bay, had its origins managing patients with infectious diseases such as Smallpox in 1881, Diphtheria, Tuberculosis, and Scarlet Fever. In 1900 there was an outbreak of the Bubonic plague with 303 cases reported and 103 people dying, and a further outbreak in 1921.
In 1919 the 1918 flu pandemic reached Sydney utilising the full resources of the hospital. In 1934 the Coast Hospital was renamed the Prince Henry Hospital of Sydney on the occasion of the visit of the Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester, and major building works commenced to increase the capacity to 1,000 beds. With the passing of the Prince Henry Hospital Act 1936, it became a postgraduate teaching hospital. After the Second World War in 1946 The Institute of Epidemiology and Preventative Medicine was established and was instrumental in investigating the incidence of the Coxsackie virus (aseptic meningitis), Poliomyelitis virus and was the first to isolate REO virus.
In 1970 the management of three Hospitals, the Prince Henry, The Prince of Wales and Eastern Suburbs, was brought under one board. In 2001 services of the Prince Henry hospital were moved to Randwick as part of the Prince of Wales Hospital.
2011 at Present the Buildings are being Restored as they are heritage listed.
They will be made into apartments.
I think they may already have residence in them before they are even restored!
After an appeal for funds in 1870 , the Catherine Hayes Hospital opened, reputedly with plans approved by Florence Nightingale.
In 1915, during the First World War the hospital was converted by the NSW Government into a military hospital and then a repatriation hospital, and renamed the Fourth Australian Repatriation Hospital.
In 1927 an association between the Coast Hospital and the Fourth Australian Repatriation Hospital at Randwick began. With the opening of the Concord Repatriation General Hospital in 1953, the hospital was renamed the Prince of Wales Hospital, and operated as an annexe of Sydney Hospital. Restructuring and hospital redevelopment has continued to occur to enhance the medical and patient facilities of the hospital, including amalgamation with the Prince Henry Hospital, Royal South Sydney Hospital and the Eastern Suburbs Hospital.
Prince Henry hospital, originally known as the Coast Hospital located at Little Bay, had its origins managing patients with infectious diseases such as Smallpox in 1881, Diphtheria, Tuberculosis, and Scarlet Fever. In 1900 there was an outbreak of the Bubonic plague with 303 cases reported and 103 people dying, and a further outbreak in 1921.
In 1919 the 1918 flu pandemic reached Sydney utilising the full resources of the hospital. In 1934 the Coast Hospital was renamed the Prince Henry Hospital of Sydney on the occasion of the visit of the Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester, and major building works commenced to increase the capacity to 1,000 beds. With the passing of the Prince Henry Hospital Act 1936, it became a postgraduate teaching hospital. After the Second World War in 1946 The Institute of Epidemiology and Preventative Medicine was established and was instrumental in investigating the incidence of the Coxsackie virus (aseptic meningitis), Poliomyelitis virus and was the first to isolate REO virus.
In 1970 the management of three Hospitals, the Prince Henry, The Prince of Wales and Eastern Suburbs, was brought under one board. In 2001 services of the Prince Henry hospital were moved to Randwick as part of the Prince of Wales Hospital.
2011 at Present the Buildings are being Restored as they are heritage listed.
They will be made into apartments.
I think they may already have residence in them before they are even restored!
