Nepean Hospital reaches new heights

Penrith residents and neighbouring communities will benefit from a new neonatal intensive care unit, expanded emergency department and 200-plus inpatient beds under the $1 billion Nepean Hospital redevelopment, with construction of the first hospital tower now complete.

The 100-metre-high, 14-storey tower will open in stages and includes an expanded emergency department, 18 birthing suites, a neo-natal intensive care unit, 17 new operating theatres, more than 200 additional beds and a helipad.

Nepean Hospital is part of The Quarter, a health, education, research and training hub in the heart of Penrith. The new clinical tower and ongoing redevelopment of the facility adds strength to this award-winning precinct. As well as delivering substantial healthcare benefits to the region, construction of the tower has boosted the local economy.

Member for Penrith, Stuart Ayres said more than 3,700 contractors and subcontractors worked on building Stage 1, with almost three quarters of the on-site workforce from Western Sydney.

“We expect thousands more jobs will be on offer during construction of the $450 million, Stage 2 development, which is set to begin this year,” he said.
Nepean Redevelopment Stage 2 will include a new adult intensive care unit, in-centre renal dialysis unit, medical imaging and nuclear medicine services, cardiology services, more beds, community health services and a front of house for the hospital.

As part of the NSW Government’s Stage 2 fast-track funding announcement in October 2020, cardiology services and an additional in-patient floor have been incorporated into the Stage 1 tower and will also be opening this year.

Watch the artist’s impression fly-through video launch of Stages 1 and 2 of the Nepean Redevelopment.