[1][2] It was founded in 1885 and provides outpatient, rehabilitation, aged care and general practice/casualty services.

[6] Complaints about run-down, overcrowded and otherwise poor hospital facilities were common through the late 1920s and into the 1930s.

[7][8][9] New women's and children's wards opened in 1935 and new nurses quarters' (Stacey House) in 1937.

[13] The hospital underwent a significant downgrade and refocus c. 1993, with the closure of the emergency department and change in focus to provide primarily for aged care and rehabilitation, though a new casualty department opened shortly afterwards to deal with remaining unmet need.

[14] The Balmain Hospital Main Building is listed on the New South Wales Heritage Register.