Nepean Redevelopment

The new 14-storey hospital tower (Building A) was completed and opened in 2022. 

The new tower, delivered under Stage 1 of the Nepean Redevelopment, is one of the tallest hospital buildings in Australia – at more than 100 metres above sea level – with majestic views stretching to the Sydney CBD across to the Blue Mountains.

The Stage 1 tower includes an expanded Emergency Department, 18 birthing suites, a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, more than 16 operating theatres and more than 200 additional beds in contemporary and bright in-patient units.

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Nepean Hospital's new multi-storey car park opened in 2019, providing more than 600 car spaces, including 14 disabled spaces, and pram and senior parking for patients, visitors and staff to the Nepean Hospital campus.

The NSW Government provided $26 million for the new multi-storey car park and temporary rooftop helipad as part of the Stage 1 Nepean Redevelopment.

Visitors can access the multi-storey car park via Parker Street or by entering via Gate 3 on the Derby Street roundabout.

The multi-storey car park is a boom-gated facility and has security lighting, video surveillance and help points that provide a safe parking option.

Somerset Cottage Early Childhood Education and Care Centre provides child care for children aged 0 – 5 to Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District staff and their families on the Nepean Hospital campus.

The new Somerset Cottage Early Childhood Education and Care Centre was officially opened in July 2020.

Childcare staff and children moved in to the new centre in June 2020 following an operational commissioning and accreditation process.

The new purpose-built centre is located on the northern edge of the campus and has capacity for 68 children. The centre was built in consultation with Somerset Cottage childcare staff and parents to create a fun, safe and welcoming environment for everyone.

The new centre features generous amounts of natural light and a colourful fresh outdoor playground.

The old childcare centre was within the redevelopment zone of Stage 1 and was demolished to facilitate construction of the 14-storey clinical services tower.

Learn more about Somerset Cottage Early Childhood Education and Care Centre.

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Somerset Cottage Early Childhood Education and Care Centre

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Melinda Thoms - Manager Somerset Cottage Early Childhood Centre

 

The features of the of the new Somerset Cottage that I think families are really going to love is is that it's just so light and bright and airy and fresh, the rooms are slightly larger, the layout is really inclusive, it's very open. A lot of the children will be able to interact and really build a community. The way that the architect has designed it to be like a wing for children and the transition space, where children will be able to have meals together, and the flexibility that that space offers. So, there's a lot of innovation in the architecture and the design for the center, so I think families will really

love that and a playground and the space.

 

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Ms Tara Cribbin - NBMLHD Parent representative

 

The thing I'm looking forward to in the center is in the breastfeeding room. We didn't really have a dedicated breastfeeding room in the old center, so this is something that, you know, mums can

enjoy and it's a really nice open space for new mums.

 

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The Nepean Cancer Care Centre received an expansion and upgrade of services as part of Stage 1 of the Nepean Redevelopment. 

The new services at Nepean Cancer Care Centre included 15 chemotherapy chairs, a third radiotherapy bunker and new consultation rooms. These works were completed in 2019.

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The NSW Government is delivering a new community health centre in Penrith as part of Stage 2 of the more than $1 billion Nepean Redevelopment.

Located on Soper Place, the new community health centre will provide access to integrated health care services for adults including HealthOne services for people living in western Sydney.

Construction time frames will be confirmed as planning progresses.

Nepean Hospital's new Pathology Department was officially opened in August 2023, providing staff the latest in cutting-edge medical technology to perform vital diagnostic testing.

The new facility, which was fast-tracked as part of Stage 2 of the redevelopment, is one of the first NSW Health Pathology laboratories to be fitted with advanced new chemical pathology analysers, and will provide a range of common tests such as liver and kidney function tests and diabetes monitoring.

The department will be in a larger, purpose-built facility and provide significantly expanded pathology services to meet the needs of the growing local communities and boost health outcomes in the region.

At around 1.5 times larger than the previous laboratory, the expanded lab will revolutionise the way staff work and enhance the services and facilities available to patients being treated at Nepean Hospital.

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Nepean Hospital's new Pathology Department

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Rose Li - Project Coordinator, Health Infrastructure

We are delivering the new Pathology Department as part of the Stage 2 Nepean Redevelopment.

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The new Pathology Department will be on Level 1 of Building E within the Nepean Hospital campus.

Stephen Parker - Operations Manager, Nepean Hospital, NSW Health Pathology

The major benefit we're going to have is that we've actually got a 30 per cent increase in our existing footprints.

Currently we're located over 2 levels and we've also got 3 distinct areas of the laboratories. Our new lab will have increased automation and that allows us to process more samples quickly and more efficiently. The lab will also have greatly improved meeting and multi-disciplinary areas, which allow us to collaborate not only within ourselves and provide education and training opportunities for our staff but also to collaborate more widely with the LHDs.

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Staff have been heavily involved in the design process and I'm really excited to be moving into a state-of-the-art, well-designed laboratory.

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Rose Li - Project Coordinator, Health Infrastructure

The new Pathology Department is on track to open in 2023.

A new Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) Unit is under construction at Nepean Hospital to meet the health needs of young people aged between 12 to17 years old living in Western Sydney and the Blue Mountains.

In February 2023, Donnelley Constructions was appointed to deliver the new purpose-built 10-bed treatment facility, which will be located next to the Nepean Mental Health Unit.

Construction of CAMHS is well underway and expected to be finished in late 2025.

The new Palliative Care Unit at Nepean Hospital is well progressed. The planning and design phase of the project in now complete and Health Infrastructure is expected to award a construction tender to deliver the fit-out of the Level 7 space in the coming months.

Community engagement

The planning and design of the Unit has involved extensive consultation with palliative care health professionals, carers and community members, to ensure the best outcome for the Nepean Blue Mountains community.

Feedback from the community has also influenced the design for the new Unit. Over the last few months the project team has held various community engagement focus groups and online surveys to ensure we captured meaningful feedback at key decision-making points for the project. The outcomes from this engagement has been captured in a report that is currently being considered in the detailed design user groups.

• Download the Community engagement report (PDF 733.41KB)
• Download the Aboriginal community engagement report (PDF 408.53KB)

Once the design process is complete, we look forward to sharing which elements of the feedback included in our report were able to be adopted in our design and model of care.

Construction of the new Palliative Care unit at Nepean Hospital is scheduled to start following the completion of planning and design.

More than $1 billion has been committed by the NSW Government for Stages 1 and 2 of the Nepean Redevelopment, which includes a major expansion and upgrade of hospital and community-based services. 

The new Child and Adolescent Mental Health Unit is part of the $700 million Statewide Mental Health Infrastructure Program to deliver new and enhanced mental health facilities across the state,

The new Palliative Care unit at Nepean Hospital is part of $93 million allocation by the NSW Government to redevelop or refurbish palliative care units across the state as part of the World Class End of Life Care program. 

The clinical scope for each other projects at Nepean Hospital are informed by the Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District (LHD) health services planning and extensive consultation with key representatives within NSW Health. The clinical services listed in the scope were all identified as key priorities to ensure the Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District can continue to deliver quality care well into the future.

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