Manly Hospital was established in 1896 on the corner of Raglan Street and Quinton Road, as a result of enthusiastic fundraising by William Horner Fletcher[1][2] and a government subsidy.

The future of Manly and Mona Vale Hospitals had been the subject of considerable public debate.

In May 2013 the State Government announced the Northern Beaches Hospital would be built at Frenchs Forest.

[4] In 2018 a proposal to build Australia's first hospice for young adults on the hospital site was announced.

[5] In October 2020 public consultation on the Manly Hospital site closed and a planning proposal was submitted to council.