New rooftop helipad for Shellharbour Hospital
A rooftop helipad will be delivered as part of the new Shellharbour Hospital, providing Illawarra residents with faster access to emergency and critical care when the hospital opens.
The helipad will enable the rapid transfer of patients requiring urgent treatment and strengthen the region’s emergency response capability.
The helipad forms part of the New Shellharbour Hospital and Integrated Services project, funded by more than $780 million jointly committed from the NSW and Australian governments.
The redevelopment will deliver a new hospital with expanded and modern health services, including:
- an expanded Emergency Department
- enhanced paediatric services including a new Paediatric Assessment Unit
- specialised elective surgery services
- rehabilitation and aged care services
- acute medical services
- expanded mental health services
- new drug and alcohol unit
- maternity services including midwifery-led clinics, doctor-led clinics, midwifery group practice clinics and antenatal and postnatal services
- renal dialysis
- outpatients care services
- car parking and improved public transport links.
Construction of the new hospital building is progressing well, with concrete pours continuing and structural works to increase in the coming months as the facility begins to take shape.
Construction of the helipad will commence shortly, with the new Shellharbour Hospital, including the rooftop helipad, expected to be completed in 2027.
The New Shellharbour Hospital and Integrated Services Project is also delivering upgrades across the region, including a new community health centre in Warrawong, which is under construction, and now completed improvements at Wollongong and Bulli Hospitals.