Seamlessly connecting to the new 14-storey hospital tower Building A, the Stage 2 seven-storey building will deliver contemporary and expanded hospital services for the Penrith and Blue Mountains communities.
The concrete pour forms the foundations of the new building, which will include:
- An Intensive Care Unit
- Medical imaging services
- An in-centre renal dialysis unit
- More in-patient beds including paediatrics
- Education and training space
- A new front of house and reception area
Health Infrastructure, Senior Project Director Adrian Timp said the ground floor slab is a key construction milestone for the project.
“The first concrete pour onsite is always an exciting moment for our redevelopment team,” says Adrian.
“It sets the foundations for the building’s concrete and steel structure and means we will steadily start to see it rise out of the ground over the coming months.”
The concrete pour is the first of more than 60 concrete pours which will create eight floor slabs for the building, including a plant room on the rooftop. Over the coming months, approximately 1,400 concrete trucks will transport 12,000 cubic tonnes of concrete onto site.
As construction continues at Nepean Hospital, patients, visitors and staff may experience some noise and vibration from time to time. All works onsite adhere to strict SafeWork NSW requirements, including regular dust, noise and vibration monitoring to ensure they stay within safe limits.
We appreciate the community’s patience as we progress this important hospital redevelopment and look forward to sharing more construction progress in the future.
