251 bed private hospital proposed for Canterbury-Bankstown

A $134 million private hospital has been proposed for Canterbury Road in Revesby. If approved, it would be the first private hospital to be built in the Canterbury-Bankstown region.

An artist's impression of Bankstown Private Hospital proposed for Canterbury Rd, Revesby.

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A $134 million private hospital has been proposed for Canterbury Road in Revesby. If approved, it would be the first private hospital to be built in the Canterbury-Bankstown region.

The news comes as council deals with the area’s ageing public hospital; one possibility could see it relocated to a new university development in Bankstown.

The private hospital – proposed for a one-hectare site at 297-299 Canterbury Road – would be six-stories tall and have three additional basement levels for parking.

It would house 251 beds, and feature consulting rooms, associate facilities and an on-site childcare centre.

If approved, the private hospital would create 200 ongoing jobs – primarily in the medical field, while a further 300 people would be employed during its construction.

Artist's impression of Bankstown Private Hospital proposed for Canterbury Rd, Revesby.

But whether or not the proposal becomes a reality will come down to the NSW Government. Canterbury-Bankstown Council’s role is to help iron out the details on the building’s height, as it is in proximity to Bankstown Airport.

At last week’s council meeting, the council submitted a site-specific proposal that would see the building’s height capped at 22 metres.

The growing Canterbury-Bankstown population will need additional resources, said Mayor Khal Asfour.

“We encourage both private and public sector projects which strengthen medical services in Canterbury-Bankstown. Having said that, we will still put such projects through our rigorous assessment processes.”

Bankstown Lidcombe Hospital would be moved 3km under a new plan.

Earlier this month, the Mayor encouraged the relocation of the public Bankstown-Lidcombe Hospital to a new 16-storey campus being built by Western Sydney University. Such a decision would see it move 3 kilometres into Bankstown’s CBD.

“We are currently liaising with NSW Health on the possibility of building a new public hospital in Bankstown’s CBD, replacing the existing aged Bankstown-Lidcombe facility,” said Mayor Asfour.

The additional resources will help the area with it’s growing pains. Currently, 361,000 residents live in Canterbury-Bankstown, but this is expected to grow by 150,000 residents in the next two decades.