About Us

Concord Repatriation General Hospital is a nationally and internationally acknowledged centre of excellence in Colorectal Surgery. Concord Repatriation General Hospital is a Clinical School of Faculty of Medicine and Health at the University of Sydney.

The mission of the Colorectal Service is to deliver first-class care using the best available technology and a multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary approach to optimise the patient journey for those requiring specialist colorectal surgical services. Our care includes: access to the colorectal outpatient department; a designated colorectal cancer care coordinator; a designated Enhanced Recovery After Surgery nurse coordinator; a designated clinical nurse consultant for the outpatient department, and stomal therapy & wound care services. The unit provides a 24 hour colorectal consultation service for inpatients, and participates in the provision of acute colorectal and general surgery.

The department also provides tertiary level care to patients from outside the area, including outer metropolitan Sydney, rural NSW and other states and territories.