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Miss Susan Schardt establishes a home for sixteen incurables, along with
a nurse to care for them.
The Governor of NSW, The Hon. Henry Rawson, becomes patron of the
Commonwealth Home for Destitute Invalids, as it was then called.
The name is changed to NSW Homes for Incurables.
With more space urgently needed, the governor calls a public meeting in the Sydney
Town Hall. The Hon. Henry Moses, MLC, offers to contribute his property in Ryde. In
December, Weemala opens with 65 beds.
The Moorong building opens with 24 beds for patients with malignant growths.
Founder Susan Schardt dies at the Home
Another name change to Royal Ryde Homes.
The Coorabel building opens with 114 beds to provide rehabilitation services.
The extended and remodeled Weemala building opens with 176 beds, an increase of
74.
Nine private rooms and a hydrotherapy pool added to the Coorabel building.
Royal Ryde Homes becomes Royal Ryde Rehabilitation Hospital.
The community health care day centre opens. In 1991 this was relocated to the
Coorabel building Spinesafe is now housed in this area.
The education centre is added to the Coorabel building
The spinal injury unit opens.
First accredited occupational rehabilitation unit is started.
Name changed to Royal Rehabilitation Centre Sydney.
Australian Council on Healthcare Standards (ACHS) grants accreditation for three
years.
Motor Accidents Authority chair of rehabilitation medicine is established at the
University of Sydney, with professor located on site at Royal Rehabilitation Centre
Sydney.
Weemala community integration program began with the opening of two community
houses.
Coorabel building refurbished and modernised.
ACHS accreditation renewed (three years).
Orthopedic and neurological units amalgamated to form the Coorabel Adult
Rehabilitation Service (CARS).
Affiliation with the University of Western Sydney.
Centre for developmental disability studies established.
Rehabilitation nursing research and development unit opened. Home based
rehabilitation service established. Chair of rehabilitation nursing established in
collaboration with the University of Western Sydney Nepean.
Centenary celebrations. Three boarding houses opened under community integration
program 2001. One transition house was opened under Community Integration
Program.
Tele rehabilitation commences.
Gait Centre opened. Centre for community based health care established.
Granting of approval from NSW Planning to the overall concept development plan for
the hospital and medical centre, community facilities and residential development.

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2012

New Weemala opened.

New Royal Rehab building opened