Royal South Sydney Hospital was a hospital in the southern

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suburb of Zetland,

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. Its location is the present-day 3 Joynton Avenue, Zetland. Royal South Sydney Hospital

History

Initial efforts to open a hospital in South Sydney began in 1908 when fundraising efforts by local residents saw

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, local businessman and racecourse owner, elected as provisional president of a future hospital. In 1912, construction of a 25 bed public hospital began and was opened in 1913. In 1917, the title of ''Royal'' was bestowed upon the hospital by the King, and capacity was expanded to 110 beds the following year. In 1976, the present brick buildings were constructed and opened, and the hospital began to specialise in rehabilitation, orthopaedics and community health. In 1991, the hospital merged with the

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and Prince Henry Hospitals. General hospital services, including (controversially) the emergency department were slowly wound down until only community services operated from the location until 2003, when the hospital finally closed and the site was transferred to the South Sydney City Council (later,

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council).

Current state

The site was disused for a long time until it was redeveloped as part of the Green Square town square development in the late 2010s.Green Square DCP
. City of Sydney, Accessed 16 January 2008. Some of the buildings were preserved.

References

{{Authority control Former hospitals in Sydney Defunct hospitals in Australia Former buildings and structures in Sydney Hospitals established in 1913 1913 establishments in Australia Hospital buildings completed in 1913 Hospital buildings completed in 1976 Hospitals disestablished in 2003 2003 disestablishments in Australia Organisations based in Australia with royal patronage