Nepean Hospital redevelopment gets underway
Construction has begun on the $576 million Nepean Hospital tower. Find out the latest development here.
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The 14-storey clinical tower at Nepean Hospital is moving ahead, with the first layer of concrete poured on Friday.
The $576 million development is stage one in a two stage project being delivered by the State Government.
The tower will provide an expanded emergency department, 18 birthing suites, a neonatal intensive care unit, more than 12 operating theatres and more than 200 additional beds.
Penrith state Liberal MP Stuart Ayres was on site to assist with the poring of the first of eight layers of concrete on Friday and said the upgrades are an example of the State Government delivering on its promise to upgrade Nepean Hospital to cater for the growing community.
“The new multi-story car park opened earlier this year, construction of the new childcare centre is underway and the upgraded Nepean Cancer Care Centre opened up on 16 September,” he said.
Parts of the redevelopment, including the multistorey car park, Nepean Cancer Treatment Centre and the childcare centre, have already been completed.
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The redevelopment is part of a $4.9 billion investment by the State Government.
Following the redevelopment Nepean Hospital will become one of the top five hospitals in NSW in terms of facilities and resources.
Construction for stage one of the redevelopment is due for completion by 2021.
Stage two will look at improving specialist services, in particular aged care services.
This will include upgrading cardiac and respiratory services, medical imaging and nuclear medicine, cancer, palliative care and rehabilitation services.
Work on stage two will begin in 2022.