What the Griffith community needs to know ahead of new hospital opening

Patients in all inpatient wards, Intensive Care and Emergency Department will transfer into the new hospital. Around 400 staff have received training to work in the new hospital. As well as items transferring, the new hospital is equipped with thousands of items of new equipment and furniture – from IV poles to wheelchairs and beds to medical and IT equipment. The Renal Unit opens in the new hospital on Friday 27 June.

Teams have been preparing and planning for this move for over two years to ensure it is a smooth and safe transition.  

Access to the new hospital 

Access to the new hospital remains the same for now, with the public to continue to use the existing hospital main entry to access the new hospital.  

Car parking will also remain the same with a drop-off/pick-up zone and several new accessible parking options available at the front of the hospital for those with limited mobility. 

If you need to go to the Emergency Department (ED) 

If you need to attend the ED please continue to use the same hospital main entry.  

The 24-hour Emergency Department (ED) will be remain open in the existing hospital until 7.30am on Wednesday 25 June when the new ED will commence operations. To assist staff at this busy time, people with non-urgent and non-life threatening health issues are recommended to see a GP or call Health Direct on 1800 022 222.  

From 7:30am on Wednesday 25 June, signage will be in place inside the hospital’s main entry to direct the public to ED’s new location in the new hospital. 

You can use the same drop off and pick up zones located at the existing hospital main entry. The closest parking is the existing carpark at the front of the hospital. 

If you need to go to the Maternity & Birthing Unit 

If you need to attend the Maternity & Birthing Unit please use the hospital main entry.  
From 7.30am on Tuesday 24 June, signage inside the hospital main entry will direct the public to the Maternity Unit’s new location in the new hospital  
You can use the drop off and pick up zones located at the existing hospital main entry. The closest parking is the existing carpark at the front of the hospital.

Temporary service changes 

In the days prior to opening there will be some temporary changes to hospital services while departments relocate from the old hospital to the new hospital. Staff will be available to provide assistance and directions at the hospital main entry.  

• Visitation to inpatients is limited on 24 and 25 June as staff move equipment and patients into the new facility. Patients and families will be kept informed.  
• Outpatient services including medical imaging, will be limited on 24 and 25 June whilst staff complete the move. Most outpatient services resume in the new building on Thursday 26 June.   
• NSW Pathology’s last outpatient collection at the old hospital is 5pm on Tuesday 24 June. The service will re-open on the ground floor of the new hospital on at 7.30am on Monday 30 June.  

Ambulance and emergency service vehicle entry to the hospital will change on Wednesday 25 June from Noorebar Avenue to Warrambool St.   

Dental services will remain in the same location, accessible from Warrambool St.  

No change to community-based services 

These community-based services will continue as normal. 

• Community Health will remain in the same location in Yambil St, Griffith and relocate to the campus in late 2025.  
• The Transitional Aged Care Program and Aged Care Assessment Services will remain in the same temporary location in Kokoora St, Griffith and relocate to the campus in 2026.  
• Community Mental Health Drug and Alcohol services will continue to operate from their current permanent location in Yambil St, Griffith.  
• NSW Pathology Collection Centre from their current permanent location at Banna Avenue, Griffith