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The Northern Beaches Hospital is a hospital in

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, located in 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 ...

region of

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, Australia.

History

In May 2013 the

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announced the Northern Beaches Hospital would be built in

. Upon its completion it became the primary hospital for the

, with

Manly Hospital Manly Hospital provided medical services to the Northern Beaches area of Sydney, Australia before the transfer of services to Northern Beaches Hospital. ThNorthern Sydney Local Health Districtmanaged Manly Hospital. History Manly Hospital was e ...

to close 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 ...

to be downgraded. It is operated by

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. In December 2014,

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were selected to build the hospital. The hospital opened on 30 October 2018. As part of the project, a series of road enhancements were made to the adjoining Forest Way, Wakehurst Parkway and Warringah Road by a

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joint venture.Northern Beaches Hospital road upgrade project
Road & Maritime Services Upgrades were completed in mid-2020. The hospital is both a private and public hospital, and it is expected that 40% of beds will be reserved for private patients. Northern Beaches Hospital played an integral role in the COVID-19 response in NSW by operating a 7-day/week COVID-19 testing clinic, busy emergency department, and admitted unwell patients into the intensive care unit. In early 2022 over 60 ward beds were dedicated to COVID-19 patients. The hospital was one of the first in Sydney to allow visitors to once again visit patients.

References

{{Reflist Hospital buildings completed in 2018 Hospitals established in 2018 Hospitals in Sydney 2018 establishments in Australia