Project overview
The Albury Wodonga Regional Hospital project will deliver a major new regional hospital and improved health services for the Albury, Wodonga and border communities. The project will deliver a substantial new hospital building at the existing Albury Hospital campus and upgrades to existing facilities to support the hospital expansion.
Once complete, the new hospital will bring many services together at one location to improve patient safety, reduce the duplication of services and travel between the Wodonga Hospital and Albury Hospital sites, and increase the capability and responsiveness of the health service to meet the future health care needs of the community.
The NSW and Victorian Governments have each committed $225 million toward the redevelopment of the Albury Wodonga Regional Hospital project, in addition to the $108 million already committed by the NSW and Australian governments, bringing the total investment commitment to $558 million.
Project information
Benefits
The project will:
- Bring clinical services and expertise onto a single hospital campus, making the hospital experience safer and more efficient.
- Deliver the best possible health care environment in modern facilities that reflect the needs of the local community and support contemporary models of care.
- Provide equal access to health care for the community by enabling the hospital to fulfil its role as a regional health hub.
- Deliver satisfying, contemporary working environments to help attract, train and retain skilled health care staff.
Scope
The final scope of the project will be confirmed as part of the planning process and is expected to include:
- More than 80 additional new beds for medical and surgical inpatients across 3 new inpatient units with 60% per cent single rooms and remainder in double rooms.
- Additional at-grade and multi-storey car parking
- New hospital main entrance and public drop-off zone from Keene Street, Aboriginal Family Lounge, Multi-faith Centre and retail opportunities
- Expanded ambulatory care, cardiac diagnostics and allied health therapies
- New central sterile supply department adjacent to theatres
- New Cardiac Catheter Lab
- New surgical and operating theatres, including a hybrid theatre plus procedure room
- 32-bed Mental Health inpatient unit to replace and expand the existing Nolan House current 24-bed service
- Enhanced Maternity and birthing services, including a special care nursery
- New and enhanced Intensive Care Unit (ICU).
The Albury Wodonga Regional Hospital project is currently in the planning phase.
Ongoing consultation with a broad range of stakeholders and the community is essential to the hospital planning, design and delivery process and will continue throughout the remainder of the project.
The feedback received from key stakeholders including staff and clinicians from Albury Wodonga Health, NSW and Victoria government agencies, the local Aboriginal community, a dedicated Project Community Advisory Group and the Border communities, continues to feed into the next stage of the project, schematic design, to further improve the hospital experience for visitors and patients.
The design has responded to feedback highlighting the need for a hospital that meets the needs of a growing population, provides contemporary models of care, improves access around the Albury Campus and provides connection to the outdoors for the wellbeing of patients, staff and visitors.
The project team is committed to ensuring health service staff, stakeholders and the community have accurate and timely project information. The project website will be updated regularly, and information will also be shared via project newsletters and direct correspondence.
For more details on the latest feedback shared, view the community and stakeholder engagement summaries in the Document Library.
Community engagement
Planning and design for the new Albury Wodonga Regional Hospital project is currently underway.
The design has responded to feedback highlighting the need for a hospital that meets the needs of a growing population, provides contemporary models of care, improves access around the Albury Campus and provides connection to the outdoors for the wellbeing of patients, staff and visitors.
Ongoing consultation with a broad range of stakeholders and the community is essential to the hospital planning, design and delivery process and will continue throughout the remainder of the project.
For more details on the latest feedback shared, view the community and stakeholder engagement summary in the related documents section below.
News and updates
Early works builder appointed
Following a competitive tender process, Albury based firm, Hansen Yuncken, has been engaged to deliver the first stage of works of the $558 million project, which includes construction of the Northeast Building and a temporary car park.
Plans unveiled for modern addition to Albury’s hospital
The new two-storey Northeast Building at Albury Hospital will house allied health and outpatient services, enabling construction of the main Clinical Services Building.
Border communities given first look at new designs
NSW and Victoria border communities have received their first look at concept designs for the new Albury Wodonga Regional Hospital and are being invited to provide their feedback.
Related documents
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Contact our project team
For more information, visit the Albury Wodonga Health website or contact the project team on HI-Albury@health.nsw.gov.au or (02) 9978 5402.