Manly Hospital provided medical services to the Northern Beaches area of
Sydney
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,
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before the transfer of services to
Northern Beaches Hospital
The Northern Beaches Hospital is a hospital in Frenchs Forest, located in the Northern Beaches region of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
History
In May 2013 the State Government announced the Northern Beaches Hospital would be built in F ...
. Th
Northern Sydney Local Health Districtmanaged Manly Hospital.
History
Manly Hospital was established in 1896 on the corner of Raglan Street and Quinton Road, as a result of enthusiastic fundraising by William Horner Fletcher and a government subsidy. Originally known as the Manly Cottage Hospital, from 1929 it was referred to as the Manly District Hospital.
Future of Manly Hospital
The future of Manly and
Mona Vale Hospital
Mona Vale Hospital is located in the suburb of Mona Vale, on the Northern Beaches of metropolitan Sydney, Australia. It is a public hospital managed by New South Wales Health, and part of the Northern Sydney Local Health District.
The hospit ...
s had been the subject of considerable public debate.
In May 2013 the
State Government
A state government is the government that controls a subdivision of a country in a federal form of government, which shares political power with the federal or national government. A state government may have some level of political autonomy, or ...
announced the
Northern Beaches Hospital
The Northern Beaches Hospital is a hospital in Frenchs Forest, located in the Northern Beaches region of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
History
In May 2013 the State Government announced the Northern Beaches Hospital would be built in F ...
would be built at
Frenchs Forest
Frenchs Forest (pron. frenches) is a suburb of northern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Frenchs Forest is
13 kilometres north of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of Northern Beaches Cou ...
. Upon its completion in 2018 it became the primary hospital for the
Northern Beaches
The Northern Beaches is a region within Northern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia, near the Pacific coast. This area extends south to the entrance of Port Jackson (Sydney Harbour), west to Middle Harbour and north to the entra ...
, with Manly Hospital closing on October 30, 2018.
In 2018 a proposal to build Australia's first hospice for young adults on the hospital site was announced.
In October 2020 public consultation on the Manly Hospital site closed and a planning proposal was submitted to council.
See also
*
List of hospitals in Australia
This is a list of hospitals in Australia.
Australian Capital Territory
Public
* Calvary Public Hospital – Bruce
* The Canberra Hospital – Garran
* Queen Elizabeth II Family Centre – Curtin
* University of Canberra Hospital – Belcon ...
References
External links
Manly Hospital website - actual link/site (by zPiotrW)* Satellite Photo of Manly Hospital o
Google Maps
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Hospitals in Sydney
Hospitals established in 1896
Manly, New South Wales
1896 establishments in Australia
2018 disestablishments in Australia
Former hospitals in Sydney