Send flowers to Prince of Wales Hospital in Randwick
A florist in Sydney's eastern suburbs makes up the bouquet and takes it to Prince of Wales Hospital on Barker Street. Ring the ward first; intensive care and some other units take no flowers.
Prince of Wales Hospital is the main public hospital of Sydney's eastern suburbs, on Barker Street in Randwick NSW 2031, run by the South Eastern Sydney Local Health District and teaching for the University of New South Wales. It has around 440 beds, more than 60,000 emergency presentations and about 50,000 admissions a year, and its new Acute Services Building opened in 2023. Services run from emergency and intensive care to surgery, the Nelune Comprehensive Cancer Centre, mental health, aged care and rehabilitation. Searches for "Prince of Wales hospital florist" and "florist Prince of Wales Hospital Randwick" arrive here, and the first question to settle is which hospital on the Randwick campus the patient is actually in.
Four hospitals on one campus
The Randwick campus also holds the Royal Hospital for Women, Sydney Children's Hospital and Prince of Wales Private Hospital, each with its own reception. A new baby is almost always at the Royal Hospital for Women, not at Prince of Wales, and a child is at Sydney Children's. Write the full hospital name on the order along with the ward and the patient's full name, or the bouquet goes to the wrong front desk and spends the afternoon there.
Visiting hours and quiet hours
Most Prince of Wales wards open to visitors from 10am to 1pm and 3pm to 8pm, with quiet hours from 1pm to 3pm and overnight. Florists deliver during the day, so a morning order normally reaches the ward in the first or the second visiting block. Some wards, the intensive care unit among them, keep different hours and special requirements. The hospital's patient enquiries line on (02) 9382 2300 can confirm a ward's hours and whether the patient is still admitted.
Where flowers are and are not welcome
The hospital has no published flower rule we can quote, so this is the usual New South Wales pattern and the ward will confirm it: intensive care refuses fresh flowers, the cancer centre's inpatient beds may refuse them or ask for no lilies, and mental health units often do not allow glass. General medical, surgical, orthopaedic and rehabilitation wards normally accept a modest arrangement. In a shared bay choose something compact, low in scent and already in water, so a busy nurse does not have to find a vase.
Cut-off, delivery and price in the east
Randwick is on Sydney time, with daylight saving from October to April. Order before 2pm on a weekday or 10am on a Saturday for a same-day attempt Monday to Saturday; there is no Sunday delivery. With any hospital the ward decides when a bouquet comes up, so same day is never guaranteed, and an early order is your best lever. Prices begin at about AUD 75 for a bouquet; the delivery fee appears at checkout and every order carries a card. If the patient is going home to Randwick, Coogee, Kensington, Maroubra or Bondi within a day, send the flowers there and they will be enjoyed all week.
Did you know? Prince of Wales Hospital has about 440 beds and handles more than 60,000 emergency presentations a year; its Acute Services Building opened in 2023.
Frequently asked questions about flowers to Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney
Can I send flowers to Prince of Wales Hospital in Randwick?
Yes, to most wards, within visiting hours of 10am to 1pm and 3pm to 8pm. Ring the ward first, because intensive care takes no fresh flowers and the cancer centre may restrict them or ban lilies. Write the full hospital name, the ward and the patient's full name; the campus also holds three other hospitals with separate receptions.
My friend just had a baby at Randwick. Is she at Prince of Wales?
Almost certainly not. Births on the Randwick campus happen at the Royal Hospital for Women, which has its own entrance and reception, and children are treated at Sydney Children's Hospital. Confirm the hospital name with the family and put it in full on the order, with the ward and her full name, so the bouquet is not left at the wrong desk.
How do I check the ward's visiting hours before ordering?
Ring the hospital's patient enquiries line on (02) 9382 2300, which can confirm the ward, its visiting hours and whether the patient is still admitted. Most wards keep quiet hours from 1pm to 3pm and after 8pm; intensive care has its own rules. A morning order gives the florist the whole day to deliver inside those hours.