Emergency Department

In an emergency always dial 000 and ask for an ambulance.

How we can help you

Welcome to the Prince of Wales Emergency Department (ED).

Our busy 24 hour emergency service cares for adults over 16 years of age who have a serious illness or injury and need immediate treatment.

We aim to provide the best care possible to all patients who visit our ED.

We use the NSW Health triage system to ensure we are treating those with the most urgent needs first. The order in which you will be seen is determined by the seriousness of your health problem, not the time of your arrival. Those people with the most serious and urgent conditions are seen first, and those with less serious conditions may have to wait until a clinician is free.

EDs can be very busy places.

If your need is not urgent please make an appointment with your local general practitioner (GP) or after hours medical centre. If you need immediate treatment for non-life-threatening conditions that cannot wait for a GP appointment, please visit the Maroubra Medicare Urgent Care Clinic.

If you are under 16 years of age, please attend the Emergency Department at Sydney Children's Hospital located on High St at our Randwick Hospital Campus.

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