Fairfield Hospital is a district hospital located in Prairiewood in the south-western part of Sydney. It has about 200 beds and provides general medical, general surgical, obstetric, paediatric, emergency, ambulatory care, and drug health services. An onsite academic unit affiliated with UNSW Australia provides general practice services, medical education and training, and conducts primary care, health services and health informatics research.
Fairfield Hospital
Corner Polding Street and Prairievale Road
Prairiewood NSW 2176
Main entrance is located next to ED off the turning circle entrance on Praire Vale Rd.
Braeside Hospital is a public hospital that provides inpatient, outpatient and community services adjacent to Fairfield Hospital. Services provided at Braeside Hospital include an inpatient unit, a day hospital, outpatient clinics and after-hours telephone advice for people registered with the palliative care service and also community assessments.
Braeside Hospital
340 Prairievale Road
Prairiewood NSW 2176
There are no UNSW staff on site at Fairfield or Braeside. Students should talk to their term supervisor in the first instance and contact the Liverpool team if they have any issues that cannot be addresed locally.
Uniwide is available in the the Library and Common Room facilities at Fairfield.
Fairfield students will be issued with Liverpool Hospital identification as part of orientation. Students must wear the ID at all times while at Fairfield.
Parking is available at the Hospital for a maximum fee of $6.30. Free, time limited, street parking is also available in the adjacent streets and the nearby Stockland’s Wetherill Park - but allow time to walk to your venue.
Students should use transportnsw.info to plan their trip from Kensington or home and ensure they allow ample time for the bus transfer to the Hospitals.
Assistance can be provided by Liverpool staff:
Shalini Saverimuttu
T: +61 2 9065 8801
Carolina Alamos
T: +61 2 8738 9601
