Sydney Children's Hospitals Network
Sydney Children's Hospitals Network is the largest paediatric health care service in Australia, with a team of more than 8,000 staff.
- The Network incorporates:
- The Children's Hospital at Westmead
- Sydney Children's Hospital, Randwick
- Bear Cottage
- Kids Research
- NETS (Newborn and Paediatric Emergency Transport Service), and
- the Children's Court Clinic.
The Network cares for more than 160,000 children every year across the hospitals at Westmead and Randwick. Of those, 100,000 are Emergency Department presentations and 60,000 are admissions.
Vision and Mission
The Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network is committed to providing world-class paediatric health care in a family-focused, healing environment.
How Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network can help
- The Sydney Children’s Hospital, Randwick and The Children’s Hospital at Westmead provide specialty care for children with conditions such as cancer, trauma, congenital abnormalities, disabilities, respiratory disorders, severe burns, major heart conditions, and liver and kidney diseases.
- Bear Cottage is the only children’s hospice in NSW, providing respite, end of life care and support for children and their families.
- NETS provides emergency transport to over 250 hospitals for sick or injured babies, infants and children needing transfer to a specialist centre.
- Kids Research supports clinicians in translating research into treatment and management, prevention and clinical care strategies.
Factsheets – The online factsheets provide information on diseases and conditions, treatments, tests and procedures, and the use of medical support equipment.
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