Inverell Hospital Redevelopment

The Inverell Hospital Redevelopment project involved a major upgrade of the Inverell Health Service to deliver a modern hospital, enhanced services and quality care to patients.

Project information

Stage 1A delivered a new acute services hospital to house all existing services and provide expanded capacity for renal dialysis and day surgery patients. Stage 1B is underway and includes refurbishing the old hospital to allow the existing community health services to be relocated from their current premises to a more contemporary setting.

All acute and community health services are now co-located under one roof providing greater integration of services for staff and patients. This model improves care coordination, which will help patients achieve better health outcomes.

The NSW Government is investing $60 million to redevelop the Inverell Hospital.

Benefits

The project will: 

• provide a modern, fit-for-purpose and culturally-welcoming health facility
• deliver a contemporary Emergency Department with a mix of rooms and treatment spaces including a private room for sensitive cases and safe assessment room
• expand key services such as renal dialysis and day surgery to support community needs
• deliver modern birthing rooms that will provide expecting mothers with a more personalised birthing experience closer to home
• provide a flexible allocation of rooms across the inpatient unit and maternity including dedicated rooms for palliative care and paediatric needs, as well as a children's play area
• allocate space for future infrastructure to be incorporated, including a future CT service in the medical imaging department
• deliver improved technology and increase the use of telehealth which will reduce the need for patients to travel to other facilities
• combine all acute and community health services in the same location. This model improves care coordination and consistency, which will help achieve better health outcomes for patients. 

Scope

The project included: 

• Stage 1A comprising of:
  • a new hospital building including Emergency Department
  • inpatient unit
  • paediatric zone
  • maternity
  • palliative care
  • medical imaging
  • day surgery
  • renal dialysis
  • operating theatre
  • central sterilising department
  • kiosk
  • reception and admissions
  • mortuary
• Stage 1B comprising of a refurbishment of the existing hospital building to house:
  • oral health
  • ambulatory care including adult ambulatory
  • women's and children's
  • allied health and chronic disease services
  • office and education spaces. 

For more information, visit Hunter New England Local Health District.