History

This is the timeline of the fantastic facility that has become the RRCS.


1899 Miss Susan Schardt, blind from birth, became aware of the accommodation needs of patients being discharged from hospital as 'incurable'. She rented a cottage in Surry Hills - the cottage eventually housed sixteen 'incurables', as well as a nurse to care for them.

1901 The Governor of NSW, The Hon. Henry Rawson, became aware of the Commonwealth Home for Destitute Invalids, as it was then called, and became its patron.

1905 Name changed to NSW Homes for Incurables.

1906 The Governor called a meeting in the Sydney Town Hall to consider how best to expand the activities of the Home.

*The Hon. Henry Moses, M.L.C, offered his property in Ryde. In December, Weemala opened with 65 beds.

1924 The Moorong building opened with 24 beds for patients with malignant growths - today it houses our Spinal Injury Unit

1967 The Coorabel building opened with 114 beds to provide rehabilitation services

1987 The Spinal Injury Unit opened

1993 Coorabel building refurbished and modernised

1996 Orthopaedic and Neurological Units amalgamated to form the Coorabel Adult Rehabilitation Service (CARS)

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 

Thank you to the Board of Directors and the wonderful and caring staff of the Royal Rehabilitation Centre Sydney.