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From the day Royal Prince Alfred Hospital first opened its doors to the public, in 1868, patients have been admitted with respiratory diseases¹. During the first few years the most common chest problems were bronchitis, pulmonary tuberculosis and pneumonia¹. Records show that patients with such problems were frequently nursed on the balconies of the hospital¹.

The Department of Respiratory Medicine moved into the purpose built Page Chest Pavilion in 1957², and has recently been relocated to E11 South in the main building, as part of the hospital redevelopment programme.

UNITS

• Department of Respiratory Medicine
• The Woolcock Institute of Medical Research
• Respiratory Laboratory
• Sleep Unit
• Physicians

¹ The Life and Times of Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney Australia. By Muriel Knox Doherty. Edited by R. Lynette Russell.

² Schlink of Prince Alfred - A Biography of Sir Herbert Schlink. By Kempson Maddox.

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