The Bandaged Bear Outpatients Department is our outpatient clinic specialising in providing focused care and consultation to patients and families.

Contact: see our service page for contact details

Location: level 2

The Camperdown Ward is our oncology ward and specialises in providing inpatient care to children and young people with cancer.

We are part of the Cancer Centre for Children at The Children’s Hospital at Westmead.

Our services include chemotherapy and radiotherapy, supportive therapy for immunosuppressed children, stem cell transplantation and stem cell harvesting (apheresis), as well as radioactive isolation for children receiving MIBG or other radio-ablative therapies.

Camperdown Ward has Hepa-filtered positive pressure air conditioning. This helps to protect patients who are immunosuppressed.

To help maintain positive pressure, please keep the bedroom door closed at all times.

Phone: 7825 1041

Location: level 2

See our service page.

See our digital cancer handbook.

The Children’s Short Stay Unit specialises in providing short stay care to children and young people requiring short-term hospitalisation.

Our unit prioritises efficient patient flow and a family-centred approach.

Phone: 7825 0932

Location: block K (level 3)

Capacity: up to 32 beds

The Clancy Ward is our transplant ward and specialises in providing care to children with conditions relating to the liver, kidney or gut.

We care for children who have liver problems, kidney problems, metabolic conditions, diabetes, blood disorders and children who are waiting for or have had a liver or kidney transplant.

Phone: 7825 1302

Location: level 3

Capacity: 19 beds

The Close Observation Unit specialises in providing care to babies, children and young people requiring complex medical needs.

Location: level 3

The Clubbe Ward is our burns and plastic ward and specialises in providing burn injury care.

It is part of our State-wide Burn Injury Service and is next to our outpatient Burns and Plastic Surgery Treatment Centre.

We also specialise in plastic surgery, general surgery and care of patients with various medical conditions.

Notices

• Hot drinks are NOT permitted on the ward.
• We are NOT able to give out the bedside telephone numbers. If you would like to receive calls to your child’s bedside phone or want to call your child while you’re out of the hospital, please call the ward. We can’t transfer calls after 8pm.
• There are a limited number of single rooms on the ward. These are allocated to patients based on their medical needs.

Phone: 7825 1114

Location: level 1

Capacity: 16 beds, including one flexi bed designated for urgent burn admissions

The Commercial Travellers Ward is our neurology ward and specialises in providing care to newborns, children and young people with neurological conditions.

We provide person-centred neuroscience nursing care to babies, children and young people with illnesses and injuries related to the central nervous system, and craniofacial abnormalities.

Our ward also houses the 4-bed Epilepsy Monitoring Unit (EMU).

EEG notice

Please note if your child requires an electroencephalogram (EEG), this will be done in the Neurology Department (level 3, opposite Variety Ward). Nursing staff will tell you how to find your way.

Phone: 7825 1251

Location: level 3

Capacity: 22 beds 

The Edgar Stephen Ward is our cardiac ward and specialises in providing care to newborns, children and young people with cardiac conditions.

We are part of the Heart Centre for Children.

Our ward cares for children who require medical and surgical management of cardiac arrythmias, structural cardiac defects, heart failure and heart transplant.

Staff on the ward are skilled in caring for children with heart problems and can help you along your journey with any information you may need.

Phone: 7825 1010

Location: level 3

Learn more about this ward on our cardiac handbook.

The Emergency Department (ED) is our emergency facility providing 24/7 care to children and young people presenting with serious illness or injury.

Our ED is equipped to handle a wide range of situations, with dedicated areas designed to optimise patient care:

• Resuscitation Bays: critically ill patients receive immediate, life-saving interventions in our specialised resuscitation bays.
• Acute Treatment Area (ATA): acutely unwell patients benefit from prompt assessment and treatment in the dedicated Acute Treatment Area.
• Kids Care Centre (KCC): a welcoming and comfortable environment for stable children, staffed by paediatric specialists.
• Fast Track Area: for patients with minor injuries or illnesses requiring swift evaluation and treatment.

Phone: 7825 2449

Location: block K (level 3)

The Grace Centre for Newborn Care is our Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) for babies and newborns.

We are a specialised neonatal intensive care unit providing lifesaving care to neonates requiring cardiac, surgical, or complex medical treatment.

Phone: 7825 1177

Location: level 3

Capacity: 23 beds, 2 pods and 2 isolation spaces.

The Hall Ward is our mental health ward and specialises in providing acute psychiatric inpatient care to children and young people.

Situated in a safe and supportive environment, our ward caters to both voluntary and involuntary admissions, offering crucial care when less restrictive options aren't suitable for the patient's needs.

We provide therapeutic care, adhering to recovery, trauma-informed, and person-centred care principles. We maintain close links with local community mental health services, the Education Department, private mental health practitioners, and other health-related services to ensure comprehensive support for our patients.

Learn more on our service page.

Phone: 7825 1112

Location: level 1

Visiting hours:

• Monday to Friday: 4:00pm-8:00pm
• Saturday and Sunday: 10:00am-8:00pm

The Helen MacMillan Ward is our Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) for children and young people.

We house state-of-the-art technologies, providing comprehensive critical care to patients with life-threatening illnesses, injuries, and complications.

Phone: 7825 1999

Location: level 3

Capacity: 24 beds

The Hunter Bailey Ward is our general medical and respiratory ward and specialises in providing general and respiratory care to newborns and children.

We care for patients with a wide range of conditions including respiratory illnesses, feeding and sleeping difficulties, eczema, gastro-intestinal problems, metabolic disorders, rare syndromes as well as occasional minor and major surgical cases.

Our ward also includes the long-term ventilation unit of the hospital. This specialised service provides clinical care, support and education to children and their families who require long term ventilation via a tracheotomy.

Breastfeeding

Mothers may need to express regularly to maintain supply. We have a breast feeding/expressing room for your privacy, near the nurse’s station. Electric pumps are available for use. If you have any problems with breastfeeding speak to our nursing staff.

Teats, dummies and bottles

The hospital does provide limited teats, dummies and bottles for your convenience. You will be given a Milton pot to store teats and dummies, which is kept on your child’s locker. Bottles should be returned to the kitchen to be taken to the formula room for sterilising.

Do not remove teats or dummies from the Milton pot in the kitchen, ask the nursing staff for help. Please take any teats or dummies home with you on discharge.

Phone: 7825 1021

Location: level 1

The Medical Imaging Department is our imaging service.

We offer a range of medical imaging services. You will need a referral to use our services. When your results are ready, they will be sent to your referring doctor or specialist.

Phone: 7825 2944

Location: level 2

The Middleton Ward is our day surgery ward and specialises in providing same-day surgery and day-of surgery.

We cover various surgical specialties such as general surgery, orthopaedics, gastroenterology and more.

Phone: 7825 2219

Location: level 3

The Oncology Treatment Centre specialises in providing outpatient care to children and young people with cancer.

We are part of the Cancer Centre for Children at The Children’s Hospital at Westmead.

Our focus on outpatient services allows us to maintain normalcy for families during challenging times, providing care both in our unit and in patients’ homes.

Phone: 7825 3936

Location: level 2

See our service page.

See our digital cancer handbook.

The Orthopaedic Ward specialises in providing care to children with conditions affecting their bones, muscles and joints.

From simple fractures to complex spinal cord injuries, our ward offers comprehensive services to patients at various stages of their recovery journey.

The ward provides care for orthopaedic cases including general orthopaedics, orthopaedic trauma, hip, scoliosis, spina bifida, cerebral palsy and neuromuscular disorders, limb lengthening and deformity correction, foot and ankle, upper extremity, congenital hand and hand trauma and musculoskeletal oncology.

We also deliver immediate care to injured patients through our 24-hour trauma service.

Phone: 7825 2879 (Orthopaedic Clinic)

Location: level 2

Capacity: 24 beds

The Surgical Ward is our post-operative ward and specialises in providing postoperatively (after-surgery) care.

We deliver care for a diverse range of conditions, including general abdominal surgeries, ENT procedures, and traumas.

Phone: 7825 1124

Location: level 2

Capacity: 20 beds

The Todman Ward is our recovery ward and specialises in providing care to children and young people recovering from general anaesthesia.

We are part of the Perioperative Suite (Theatres), where paediatric surgical services are performed. It encompasses 10 operating rooms, our recovery ward, and our Central Surgical Sterilising Department (CSSD).

Phone: 7825 2758

Location: level 3

The Turner Ward is our day stay ward and specialises in providing care in a day-stay environment.

It is part of our ambulatory services, including our Turner Medical Day Unit, Acute Review Clinic and Hospital in the Home team.

Turner Medical Day Unit 

Turner Medical Day Unit is for children who need regular specialist treatment in a day stay space. Children may receive treatments such as medical infusions or procedures. Oral or inhaled sedation may be used to assist with procedures.

Acute Review Clinic

The Acute Review Clinic facilitates reviews, investigations and treatment for patients who were recently discharged from the Emergency Department or from hospital wards. We are also able to provide reviews for children with chronic and complex conditions, aiming to avoid a hospital admission or emergency department presentation.

Hospital in the Home 

Hospital in the Home facilitates hospital level care at home for children and provides an alternative to a hospital stay and an opportunity for earlier discharge home. Common treatments HITH can provide include:

• Short term intravenous antibiotics: for community acquired pneumonias, urinary tract infections, limb cellulitis, periorbital cellulitis and other infections
• Longer term intravenous antibiotics: for children with central line access 
• Eczema care and management in the home
• Transition to home support for patients with chronic and complex health needs  

Phone: 7825 1121

Location: level 2. See our map to Turner Ward.

The Variety Ward is our isolation ward and specialises in providing care to newborns, children and young people requiring isolation.

Our care ranges from infectious oncology and general medical patients, babies with respiratory illnesses, patients with infected eczema, gastro and other gastro-intestinal diseases.

We also care for outlying non-infectious oncology patients and patients requiring bone marrow transplants.

We care for a wide range of patients in this ward:

• Contagious childhood diseases and contacts of those diseases (e.g. chicken pox, measles, rubella or mumps)
• Bronchiolitis (e.g. RSV, influenza or parainfluenza)
• Vaccine preventable diseases such as pertussis (whooping cough) and meningitis
• Dermatological conditions (e.g. eczema)
• Respiratory illnesses, such as asthma, pneumonia and cystic fibrosis

Phone: 7825 1050

Location: level 3

Capacity: 14 beds

The Wade Ward is our adolescent ward and specialises in providing medical and psychological care to young people, including eating disorders, cystic fibrosis, and functional neurological disorders.

We work collaboratively with patients and families, empowering young people to take responsibility for their health.

Before leaving the ward with your child, please check first with the nurse that it is okay. If so, please write your name and where you’re going on the whiteboard near the nurse’s station. Please leave us your contact number in case we need to get in touch with you.

For the safety of children, families and staff, only patients and parents/carers are allowed on the ward outside visiting hours. Staff will open the door for you to enter or leave the ward after hours, check the signs near the ward doors for more information.

Phone: 7825 1111

Location: level 1

Capacity: 15 beds