Welcome to the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital Department of Anaesthetics

In our brand new 20-room operating theatre suite, over 20,000 patients receive safe, careful, state of the art anaesthesia care every year from an expert anaesthesia team. We also provide:

Pre-admission medical evaluation by specialist anaesthetists to prepare you for your anaesthetic.

A dedicated 24-hour on-site medical obstetric anaesthesia service.

Specialised anaesthesia care for advanced radiology and radiotherapy procedures.

High-quality anaesthetic equipment and monitoring for every anaesthetic.

Specialised lung, heart, brain, flluid balance and nerve monitoring, where indicated.

Specialist peri-operative pain relief services, including daily followup by an anaesthetist where indicated, to provide the best possible pain control after major surgery.

Protocols to effectively manage post-operative nausea and vomiting, should it occur.

Regular teaching and training activities, active peer review and effective internal QA processes.

Anaesthesia education for the University of Sydney's medical students and teaching for junior doctors and trainee anaesthetists from RPAH. We regularly provide educational experiences, both short and long-term, for anaesthetists from developing nations.

For more information about our anaesthetic services, phone (02) 9515 8564 in business hours or use this form to send us an e-mail.