Patients at Northern Beaches Hospital are now benefiting from over 100 additional healthcare staff, expanded clinical services and improved access to treatment, six months after the Minns Labor Government brought it back into public ownership ending one of the worst privatisation deals in NSW history.
Since it returned to the NSW Health system in April 2026, Northern Beaches Hospital has recruited nearly 120 additional full-time equivalent staff, including nurses, midwives, junior medical officers, support staff, allied health and Aboriginal health workers, resulting in more staff providing safer, high-quality patient care.
More than 100 patients have also undergone planned surgery at Northern Beaches Hospital through the state's brand new high-volume surgical hub, which is expected to eventually have capacity for up to 5,000 surgeries a year.
Currently the hub is focusing on ear, nose and throat (ENT), gynaecology, urology procedures, and general surgery
It's anticipated the hub will further reduce the number of overdue surgeries, once it is operating at full scale. Work is underway right now on a $5.5 million upgrade for an additional operating theatre, once complete the hub will offer ophthalmology and orthopaedic procedures.
The Northern Beaches Hospital surgical hub accepts referrals from public hospitals across NSW Health, with patients already being referred from Northern Sydney, Western Sydney and Central Coast Local Health District
Since returning to public hands, Northern Beaches Hospital has also increased accessibility to procedures previously only available to private patients such as planned cardiac catheter interventions, which are now available to public patients. The Minns Labor Government has corrected the privatisation disaster left behind by the Coalition. With the hospital now in public hands, the Northern Beaches community can be assured they have access to the best health system in the world.
Quotes attributable to Premier Chris Minns:
"The people of the Northern Beaches should have confidence that their hospital is now being run in the public interest.
"Since this hospital returned to the public system in April we've added more staff, more services and the surgery hub is now up and running.
"The new surgical hub is having a positive impact on the broader NSW Health system, not just here in Northern Sydney, with a significant number of the patients currently being referred from Western Sydney."
Quotes attributable to Minister for Health, Ryan Park:
"By bringing Northern Beaches Hospital back in public hands after the privatisation disaster under the Liberals, our government has not only increased access to high-quality care for locals, but also the whole state.
"NSW's first high-volume planned surgery hub has already supported more than 100 patients, with thousands more across the state set to benefit.
"This new centre is a significant boost to the state's surgical capacity, helping more patients receive the care they need sooner and making a real difference for communities across NSW.
"There have been so many significant achievements since the hospital joined the public health system, and I look forward to seeing the continued progress and exciting opportunities ahead."
Quotes attributable to NSW Health Secretary Susan Pearce AM:
"The Northern Beaches Hospital Surgical Hub is the first of its kind in NSW and has already shown how it can improve access to healthcare by allowing us to perform more planned surgeries at a safe and high-quality standard.
"This is an exciting addition to Northern Beaches Hospital that will strengthen access to surgical care for patients across NSW while also providing world class care to the northern beaches community."
Quotes attributable to Northern Sydney Local Health District Chief Executive Adjunct Professor Anthony M. Schembri AM:
"I thank the teams at Northern Beaches Hospital for their ongoing dedication throughout the transition to NSW Health.
"The successful establishment of this Hub demonstrates the expertise of our highly skilled staff and the strength of the hospital's state-of-the-art facilities."
