Work on new inpatient units begins at Mona Vale Hospital

Construction has begun on a new inpatient building which will allow northern beaches patients to be cared for at the end of their lives.

An artist impression of new inpatient building at Mona Vale Hospital. Picture: Supplied

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Work has begun on a new inpatient building at Mona Vale Hospital.

The new building will accommodate a specialist 10-bed inpatient geriatric medical unit and a 10-bed inpatient palliative care unit — the first of its type on the northern beaches.

The work site at Mona Vale Hospital where a new inpatient building will be situated. Picture: Supplied.

The construction is due to finish in mid-2020.

The project will join other infrastructure works recently completed or planned at Mona Vale Hospital, including the construction of a new 10-bed inpatient drug and alcohol rehabilitation unit, a new support services building, renovations to the Urgent Care Centre building and the introduction of the hospital’s first permanent ambulance station.

“This new building will be a major addition to Mona Vale Hospital,” Pittwater MP Rob Stokes said.

“Various new buildings have been constructed at Mona Vale Hospital in recent years and this next one is among the most important.

“Our community has been lobbying for a dedicated inpatient palliative care unit for many years — so to see this project become a reality will be fantastic.

“There’s currently a buzz of construction activity at the hospital with multiple infrastructure projects nearing completion and more about to get underway.”

Other infrastructure projects completed at Mona Vale Hospital in recent years include the new Community Health Services building in 2016, the Beachside Rehabilitation Unit in 2014 and the expansion of the palliative care outpatient building in 2012.