St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney

St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney
St Vincent's Hospital, de Lacy building, Victoria Street
Geography
Location	Darlinghurst, New South Wales, Australia
Coordinates	33°52′47″S 151°13′16″E / 33.8797°S 151.2211°E / -33.8797; 151.2211Coordinates: 33°52′47″S 151°13′16″E / 33.8797°S 151.2211°E / -33.8797; 151.2211
Organisation
Care system	Public Medicare (AU)
Hospital type	General
Affiliated university	University of New South Wales
Services
Emergency department	Yes
Beds	379
Links
Website	https://svhs.org.au
Lists	Hospitals in Australia

St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney is located in the inner city suburb of Darlinghurst. Though funded and integrated into the New South Wales state public health system it is operated by St Vincent's Health Australia. It is affiliated with the University of New South Wales Medical School.

St Vincent’s Hospital was established in 1857 by five Irish Sisters of Charity, who had migrated to Sydney in 1838 with a mission to help the poor and disadvantaged. Some of their early work included helping victims of the 1853 influenza outbreak, and families of prisoners in the nearby Darlinghurst Gaol. Three of the hospital’s founding sisters had trained as professional nurses in France, and they brought their knowledge to the colony, establishing a hospital that was free to all people, but especially for the poor, on a non-sectarian basis.

The hospital was founded in the neighbouring suburb of Potts Point, on a site which is now St Vincent’s College. As demand grew a new hospital with 150 beds was built on its present site in Victoria Street, Darlinghurst in 1870. The architect was Oswald Lewis. The building was remodelled and enlarged after World War I and is now known as the De Lacy building after one of the founding sisters.

Forming part of the St Vincent's Local Hospital Network, the hospital is now a facility of St Vincent's Health Australia. The hospital was previously administered by the Sisters of Charity, which transferred ownership to St Vincent's Health Australia which now operates the health and hospital services of the Sisters of Charity. St Vincent's Health Australia is a part of Mary Aikenhead Ministries.