Capital Works
Nepean Hospital - Penrith Health Campus Redevelopment
About The Project
The Penrith community will benefit from a major redevelopment of healthcare services and facilities on the Penrith healthcare campus, including Nepean Hospital, which will deliver extra beds, more operating theatres and enhanced critical care services.
Site works have now commenced at Nepean Hospital for the next stage of redevelopment which will deliver new or improved facilities for:
- Intensive Care
- Operating Suite, Day Only and Extended Day Only beds plus Surgical Outpatient Clinics
- Surgical wards
- Central Sterilising Services Department
- Medical Assessment Unit
- Renal Dialysis
- Pialla Mental Health Unit
- Oral Health
- Hospital infrastructure and engineering.
The major redevelopment is jointly funded by the State http://more.nsw.gov.au
and Federal Governments http://www.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/HHF
The redevelopment includes a mixture of new, purpose-built extensions to the existing hospital buildings, and some internal refurbishment to accommodate expanded services.
About The East Block Redevelopment
A new East Block (adjoining the current Operating Theatre complex) will accommodate:
- Six additional operating theatres
- Ambulatory Procedures Centre containing extra day only and extended day only beds plus additional surgical clinic rooms for outpatient care
- Two new purpose-built 30-bed surgical wards to replace existing older-style wards
- Future expansion space.
East Block Project snapshot:
Project Cost: Part of the $137.8 million campus redevelopment
Project start: Early 2010
Estimated completion: Mid 2012
Client: Health Infrastructure for NSW Health and Sydney West Area Health Service
Designed by: Hassell
Constructed by: Tender not yet awarded
Project Management: Aurora Projects
Business as usual at Nepean Hospital
During the redevelopment, it’s 'business as usual' at Nepean Hospital. The aim is for no loss of services during the reconstruction, although there may be temporary changes to some services from time to time, to allow for essential building work.
Some services currently located on the new East Block ‘footprint’ have already been relocated, or will be relocated shortly, and the construction is now underway to deliver new modular buildings to accommodate these services. There will also be changes to road access and parking.
Please take care when walking or driving around the site, observe the safety signs and follow any instruction from site safety staff.
About PHI: Penrith Health Integrated
Penrith Health Integrated (PHI) is a comprehensive redevelopment program for Nepean Hospital and other services on the Penrith healthcare campus.
PHI, also the 21st letter of the Greek alphabet, represents 21st Century healthcare for the Penrith and Western Sydney community.
