More operating theatres, patient rooms and world-class services, including two new emergency departments - NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian opens Westmead's new Central Acute Services Building.

"Spacious and a great place to stay" See what the first patients thought of the Block K paediatric emergency department

The Adults’ Emergency Department at Westmead Hospital relocates into the 14-level Central Acute Services Building (CASB) on Wednesday 17 February. See our map and video.

Late 2020

Internal refurbishment is complete.

Proposed date for start of work on our new acute service building.
Design consultation with clincians, patient and community is complete.

 

Staff car park complete.
Work begins on other campus parking projects.

Late 2019

Our acute services building opens.
With the new and refubished clinical spaces connected, the expanded facility is transformed into a contemporary facility with a new main entry.

The second stage of the Westmead Redevelopment’s refurbishment of Westmead Hospital has kicked off, with the assembly of a new man and materials hoist in the loading dock. 

The $1 billion Westmead Redevelopment project has launched its arts and culture strategy, aimed at transforming experiences at Westmead through the arts across healthcare, education, training, research and well-being.

The $1 billion Westmead Redevelopment project has reaffirmed its commitment to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, launching its legacy strategy and action plan at an event today. Revealed before Aboriginal Elders and hospital staff, the legacy strategy intends to close the gap at Westmead, committing to creating a welcoming, safe and connected environment in the new hospital building and refurbished spaces.

Westmead Hospital is now home to a newly refurbished inpatient unit for patients recovering from surgery, delivered by the Westmead Redevelopment project.

The Westmead Connectivity Centre, an initiative to match job seekers with local employment opportunities, has officially opened.

Our new pathology facility opens.
With pathology relocated to its new purpose-built facility, refurbishment starts on their former building known as the ICPMR. When refurbished, it will provide more clinical space for our growing hospital.

A $9.3 million teaching and learning centre officially opened at Westmead Hospital today is the first major infrastructure collaboration between the University of Sydney, Western Sydney Local Health District, Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network and the $1 billion Westmead Redevelopment project.

With input received from staff and students, the design of the new Westmead Hospital Library is set to be finalised in the coming days.

Westmead Hospital has celebrated the second milestone in the refurbishment of its gastroenterology ward, with the opening of the renovated outpatient facility.

Westmead Hospital’s new-look gastroenterology ward has welcomed its first patients today (11 October 2017), following an extensive refurbishment.

The refurbishment of Westmead Hospital’s IPU B6 started in August 2017 and is expected to be completed in April 2018. IPU B6 will be reinstated as an inpatient unit.

A consortium of local and international talent will lead the next phase of development of a visionary master plan for the Westmead precinct.

We've installed new hoarding between Westmead Hospital and the Westmead Institute for Medical Research.

A new partnership between the Sydney Science Park and the Westmead precinct will connect leading scientific research with innovative business and bring tens of thousands of jobs to Western Sydney.

Westmead precinct’s New Road has now been officially named Dragonfly Drive! You may have noticed the newly installed street sign when turning into the precinct from Mons Road. 

Construction has now commenced at the Kids Research Institute (KRI) at The Children’s Hospital at Westmead. During early-2018, Level 2 of KRI will have a completely refurbished staff office accommodation, exciting new meeting and social spaces and state-of-the-art Clinical Research Centre. 

The new multi-storey visitor car park near Mons Road is complete. When the new acute services building opens in late 2019, the car park will be conveniently located close to the new main entry.

Last week heavy demolition work began to demolish the old multi-storey staff car park and the facility which previously held the helipad and Neonatal and paediatric Emergency Services (NETS).

Member for Parramatta Geoff Lee, along with representatives from Westmead Hospital and The Children’s Hospital at Westmead, have today announced the state’s largest hospital redevelopment project has been awarded to Multiplex Constructions Pty Ltd, who will build the new main hospital building in the $900 million Westmead Redevelopment.

Large demolition works are soon to commence at Westmead in preparation for building the new central acute services building.

Tuesday, 14 March, 2017 marked the end of an era – the closure of the original linkway connecting Westmead Hospital and The Children’s Hospital at Westmead, and the opening of the new temporary linkway.

The temporary linkway is nearing completion. ​It will maintain the connection between Westmead Hospital and The Children’s Hospital at Westmead during construction of the central acute services building.

The refurbishment of the old staff cafeteria on Level 1 has now commenced as part of the new Westmead Education and Conference Centre (WECC). 

The important connection between Westmead Hospital and The Children's Hospital at Westmead will be maintained for as much time as possible during construction of the new acute services building.  

The Westmead Education and Conference Centre (WECC) Upgrade and Expansion project officially kicked off over the Christmas break with targeted refurbishments on level 2 of Westmead Hospital.

Work begins on a car park to replace parking areas needed for redevelopment. Power and other infrastructure works (needed to support our new buildings) continue. Planning for new hospital building and other projects underway.
 

Premier Mike Baird unveils the central concept design for Westmead

Premier unveils concept for a "world-class health city"

NSW Minister for Health Jillian Skinner gives the go-ahead for early work to start on our Westmead Hospital Redevelopment Project