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1882–2022
A Culture of Discovery
Since its foundation 140 years ago, our staff at RPA
have pioneered innovative techniques, treatments and
complex interventions. Outstanding contributions to
healthcare over the past century include: the first open
heart surgery in NSW; the first and only hospital in NSW
to establish a Liver Transplant Unit; the largest Kidney
Transplant Centre in NSW; Australia’s first Perinatal
Medicine Unit, first fetal heart monitor and the first
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in a general hospital; the
first aortic valve replacement; the first Triage Nurses
in Australia; the first coronary angiography in NSW;
the first Nuclear Medicine Department in Australia;
the first National Medical Cyclotron and PET scanner;
the first Total Body PET-CT scanner in the Southern
Hemisphere; the first TGA-licensed Good Manufacturing
Practice Cyclotron in a public hospital in Australia;
the first intra-operative MRI scanner in Australia;
Australia’s first Hybrid Interventional Laboratory
within the RPA Theatre Precinct; the first Robotic
Training Institute in the Southern Hemisphere; the first
Audiology Unit in an Australian teaching hospital; the
first academic Dermatology Service in Australia; the
first Gynaecological Oncology Unit in Australia; the first
Psychiatric Assessment Unit for people who are deaf
or hearing impaired; the first Sleep Disorders Centre
in Australia; the largest Melanoma Unit in the world; a
large In-Vitro Fertilisation Unit; innovative surgery for
sarcoma; Australia’s first major Haemophilia Centre; an
internationally recognised Diabetes Centre; leadership
in Anaesthetic continuing education; the only hospital
to achieve Diamond Status from the World Stroke
Organisation for the management of stroke patients;
the only Endovascular Clot Retrieval service in NSW
that has been accessible 24/7 to all patients across
NSW; Australia’s first dedicated Institute for Academic
Surgery and a research-oriented clinical environment
that nurtured the development of three major Medical
Research Institutes – the Centenary Institute, the Heart
Research Institute and the Woolcock Institute.
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