 It is staffed by experienced medical practitioners with backgrounds in emergency medicine and/or general practice, who work alongside registered nurses and physiotherapists.Additionally, there are pathology and X-Ray services available on-site during extended daytime hours.Patients at Mona Vale Hospital requiring further medical assessment and/or a higher level of care have traditionally been transferred via ambulance to Royal North Shore Hospital (RNSH) or Sydney Children's Hospital (SCH), though the preferred facility for these cases is now the newly opened Northern Beaches Hospital (NBH).