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About Us

The Children's Hospital at Westmead largely exists today because of the hard work and commitment of a group of concerned women who, in the late 1870s, identified the need for a children's hospital to serve the sick children of Sydney.

In 1880, The Sydney Hospital for Sick Children - as it was then called - was established in an old school building in Glebe with four doctors and six nursing staff. 55 children were admitted in the first year.

In 1906, the Hospital moved to Camperdown and the King of England approved the Hospital's new name, Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children. The Hospital remained at this historic location for close to 90 years, treating many patients through the Great Depression, World War I and World War II.

The Hospital relocated to our new purpose-built facility in November 1995. The new location in Westmead was suited to the growing population of children in the Sydney's western suburbs.

The Children's Hospital at Westmead is now an internationally recognised leader in child health care. Excellence in clinical care and a strong commitment to research, teaching and child advocacy all combine with entertainment, educational programs, art and tranquil gardens to provide a total healing environment for sick children and their families from all around NSW, other states and other countries.

While The Children's Hospital at Westmead is a public Hospital and receives significant support from the NSW Government to fund the day-to-day running costs, it is the support from the community that allows the Hospital to provide the extra services to sick children and their families for which it is so well-known and respected.

By supporting The Children's Hospital at Westmead today you will help take the Hospital closer to it's vision of excellence in health care, giving thousands more sick children and their families a healthier and happier future.