New Acute Services unit at St George Hospital
$307 million has been pledged to build a new 7-storey Acute Services Building at St George Hospital.
St George Hospital redevelopment
The Acute Services unit is set to be the centrepiece of the St George Hospital redevelopment project, first announced in June 2014. The new unit will be built on top of the recently completed $41 million emergency department.
Acute services capability
The new Acute Services Building at St George Hospital will include:
- intensive care
- high dependency
- cardiac intensive care
- extra operating theatres
- extra acute inpatient beds
- sterilising services department
The old emergency department building will be demolished and transformed into a new entry with drop-off zone and additional parking.