It provides services to the entire Illawarra and Shoalhaven Region, encompassing a population of approximately 350,000.

[1] Wollongong Hospital has the capacity to treat complex and specialist cases.

[2] The emergency Department in Wollongong Hospital is also one of the busiest in New South Wales, with around 50,000 case presentations annually.

[3] Wollongong Hospital is also the principal teaching hospital for Wollongong University Graduate School of Medicine and School of Nursing and Midwifery.

The hospital is closely affiliated with the Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute, providing research opportunities to address regional health issues and to improve clinical practice and health service delivery in the region and beyond.