THE CENTRE
The Royal Rehabilitation Centre Sydney (Royal Rehab) is classified as an affiliated health organisation within the Health Services Act 1997, but is also a Company limited by guarantee. We retain an independent Board of Directors, who continue to oversee the development of strategic planning and excellence in rehabilitation and extended care.
Royal Rehab is a highly specialised physical rehabilitation facility located within the Northern Sydney Area Health Service.
We provide individual rehabilitation programs for adults with disabilities arising from;
- Spinal cord injury
- Traumatic brain injury
- Age related illness and disease
- Amputations
- Occupational Injury
- Orthopaedic injury and illness
- Neurological illness
- Stroke
- Burns
Specific information about our work in each of these fields can be found in the services section of the web site.
We also provide community and residential services for people with severe physical disabilities through our Extended Care Service (ECS), supported accommodation in the community through the Community Integration Program (CIP) and the Community Outreach Team. These Units are supported by our other Services which include:
- Outpatient Clinics
- Driving Assessment Centre
- Rehabilitation Studies Unit
- Nursing Research Unit
- Centre for Disabilities Studies
Board of Directors and Executive
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Royal Rehab's Board of Directors
Staff
Royal Rehab directly employs 494 full time equivalent (FTE) staff comprising medical, nursing, allied health, corporate support and community support professions.
Safe Practice and Environment
Royal Rehab is committed to ensuring the health, safety and welfare of its employees and any other people who may be affected by the organisations operations.
Regular environmental audits and risk assessments are performed to promote safe work practices, minimise infection rates and maintain an efficient response to hazard identification.
Royal Rehab maintains effective environmental and waste management compliance through waste reduction, elimination, minimisation and recycling initiatives.
A 'No-lift program' has been implemented across the Centre, reducing incidents of manual handling injury.
Since September 2002, Royal Rehab has been a totally smoke free campus in accordance with NSW Health regulations. There are some exempted outdoor areas for the use of clients only. There is a no smoking policy in all buildings of the Centre.
Our Location
The Royal Rehabilitation Centre Sydney is located at
59 Charles St, Ryde.
Public transport
From Town Hall: Government bus 501
From Circular Quay: Government bus 500 and 507
From Chatswood Station: Government bus 534
From Meadowbank Station: Government bus 507
By ferry: the rivercat operates from Circular Quay / Darling Harbour to Kissing Point Wharf or Meadowbank
Information on these services can be obtained via Transport Information on phone no. 131 500
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