The new 14-storey tower - one of the tallest hospital buildings in Australia - was toured by NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet and Minister for Health Brad Hazzard and is a key part of the $1 billion Nepean Redevelopment infrastructure project.
Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District Board Chair, Peter Collins AM QC says the new hospital building provides the facilities for staff to deliver outstanding patient care.
“The new Nepean Hospital Clinical Tower stands as a beacon to all of Western Sydney. It recognises Nepean Hospital as a place of opportunity where innovative models of care can be practised, new technologies can be applied and clinical research realised to help improve and enhance the liveability of our region,” says Mr Collins.
NBMLHD Chief Executive, Kay Hyman says this is the community’s hospital with staff and community input playing an essential part in the design of the building and the services that will be delivered there.
“Patients, consumers, their families and our staff have been directly involved in the design and development of Stage 1. I’m incredibly proud of all the hard work everyone has put into this new building and how it will service the community now and well into the future,” says Mrs Hyman.
The tower includes an expanded emergency department, 18 birthing suites, a neo-natal intensive care unit, 16 operating theatres, more than 200 beds and a roof-top helipad. It is opening in stages from mid-2022 following a comprehensive commissioning process.
