WIN Program
| Telephone: | 9845 7015 |
| Facsimile: | 9845 8341 |
| Location: | Level 1 Block D, Westmead Hospital |
| Postal address: | WIN Program Level 1 Block D, Westmead Hospital westmead NSW, 2145 |
| Email: | winprogram@wsahs.nsw.gov.au |
| Web site: |
About the WIN Program
About WIN...
The Western Integrated Network (WIN) Program is a major reorganisation and redevelopment of health care services and facilities in western Sydney, completed in 2008.
It includes more than $157.9 million worth of improvements to services, facilities, equipment and infrastructure at Westmead Hospital, including new patient-friendly facilities for:
- Intensive care including general and cardiac intensive care, and neuroscience trauma/high dependency patients
- Allied Health services including physiotherapy, podiatry, occupational therapy and speech pathology, with a new hydrotherapy pool
- Cancer Care, in a $17 million ‘one stop shop’ comprehensive clinical centr
- Women’s Health & Newborn Care, $31.7 million including a birthing unit and neonatal intensive care unit
- Renal, Urology and Transplant Comprehensive Clinical Centre, $5.6 million including facilities for dialysis.
The project also includes a new $4 million positron emission tomography (PET) suite, opened in October 2006, to complement the new cancer centre and provide exciting new opportunities for research.
A $13.9 million engineering services upgrade is also included in the program.
These priority projects at Westmead Hospital are expected to be completed by 2008.
During the redevelopment, it will be 'business as usual' at Westmead Hospital. There will be 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.
The WIN Program was launched in 2001 to meet the changing health care needs of the community and address a range of issues including:
- Patient demand for more flexible health care options in people-friendly, ‘one stop shop’ settings
- A rapidly increasing proportion of older people
- The availability of new medical treatments and technologies
- An increase in the number of people in western Sydney, especially in new residential areas such as Rouse Hill.
For more information on specific projects, visit Project News.
For more information about redevelopment projects at Auburn Hospital or Penrith Hospital, please visit our web pages.
