Work set to start on first stage of new Women’s and Children’s Hospital, including on carpark

Work is set to begin on the new Women’s and Children’s Hospital, focusing on the eight-storey carpark – with 1300 spaces.

Work is set to begin on Adelaide’s new Women’s and Children’s Hospital this month with$306m of early works now finalised.

Plans have been finalised for the first stages of the project, including the hospital’s eight-storey carpark and energy facility with construction to start next year.

The carpark is expected to be complete in early 2027.

In “co-operation” with SA Police, officials said the Mounted Operations Unit to continue onsite while their new home at Gepps Cross continues to be built.

Minister Chris Picton said he was “delighted to see work soon to be underway after the many delays under the previous small site”.

The new WCH car park as it will look from Gaol Road. Picture: state government

An artist impression of the new WCH energy building and the car park. Picture: state government

“Progressing these early works is an exciting milestone in delivering a hospital which

will serve our South Australian community for many decades to come,” he said.

“We know from listening to families how important improving access to carparking at

the hospital will be – and that’s why this new car park will include 1300 spaces.”

Interim WCHN Chief Executive Officer Rebecca Graham said it was a step towards completing the “much-needed facilities to support our growing community”.

“The commencement of these works shows that the delivery of our new hospital is

well on track – we are delighted by the progress,” she said.

New WCH Project Director, Brendan Hewitt said his “dedicated project team are committed to getting on, and delivering, this truly inspirational project”.

In May, a master plan and “block and stack” proposed floor layout of the hospital was released.

The documents contained key details of the new $3bn hospital to be built on a site encompassing the Thebarton Police Barracks – twice as big as the site proposed by the former government and revealed a dedicated heliport.