Darlinghurst, NSW
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TREATMENT SERVICE
St Vincent's Hospital Sydney Alcohol and Drug Service
THE SERVICE
About St Vincent's Hospital Sydney Alcohol and Drug Service
The public alcohol and drug service of St Vincent's Hospital Sydney, Darlinghurst. All services are free. It comprises the Gorman Unit, a medically supervised short-stay unit giving five to seven days of voluntary inpatient withdrawal management; Rankin Court, which starts and dispenses methadone and buprenorphine-naloxone daily and runs hepatitis C and dental clinics and a needle and syringe program; a stimulant service with counselling, drop-in and the S-Check medical check-up clinic; and the Burton Street Centre for 16 to 21 year olds.
Services offered
Published as not offered here: residential rehabilitation.
A withdrawal service is published here.
Ask the admissions team how withdrawal would be handled and how a transfer into treatment works.
Where it is
- Address
- 390 Victoria Street, Darlinghurst, Sydney, NSW, 2010
- Map
- Pinned to the published street address.
CARE & DAILY LIFE
What this service has published.
Conditions treatedAlcohol and other drug dependence, Hepatitis c, Nicotine dependence, Opioid dependence, Stimulant use, Withdrawal
TherapiesOn-site hepatitis C clinic and dental clinic at Rankin Court; needle and syringe program; HIV education; smoking cessation; Early Drug Diversion Initiative; 24-hour ADIS, Opioid Treatment Line, Stimulant Treatment Line and Cannabis Caution Line
Funding acceptedState funded
Aftercare formatNot published by this provider
Aboriginal-specific serviceOpen to all
Day-to-day arrangements
AccommodationNot published by this provider
PetsNot published by this provider
SmokingNot published by this provider
VapingNot published by this provider
Nicotine replacementNot published by this provider
Phone accessNot published by this provider
Internet accessNot published by this provider
Device accessNot published by this provider
TransportNot published by this provider
Program duration
St Vincent's Hospital Sydney Alcohol and Drug Service — primary programGorman Unit provides "five to seven days of inpatient withdrawal management"; S-Check consists of four sessions, two with a doctor and two with a counsellor
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COST
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Funding this service accepts
State funded
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ONGOING SUPPORT
Support after treatment.
Details of ongoing support are not published here. Ask the service what support is available when your treatment ends.
Questions worth asking
- Who will be my contact when treatment ends?
- Which sessions are individual, group or online?
- How long does the included support run?
- What happens when it ends, and what do further sessions cost?
PROFESSIONAL ENDORSEMENTS
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Compiled by RehabFinder from this service’s own published material and public records, including svhs.org.au. The provider has not claimed this profile, so nothing here has been confirmed by them. Anything marked “not published” means exactly that — we do not guess. Corrections are free: admin@rehabfinder.com.au.
Last checked against the service’s own material on 7 September 2026. Services change what they offer, so confirm anything that decides your choice.
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The Gorman Unit is a 13-bed medically supervised inpatient withdrawal unit run by St Vincent's Hospital Sydney at Darlinghurst. It provides five to seven days of voluntary withdrawal management, with doctors prescribing and nurses administering medication, alongside individual and group education, therapeutic…