Building the Westmead of tomorrow

The NSW Government has invested heavily in Westmead, including Parramatta Light Rail (opened in 2024) and Sydney Metro West (targeting an opening date of 2032).

From a health perspective, the NSW Government has invested more than $1 billion to redevelop the Westmead Health Precinct.

Ongoing projects

The Children's Hospital Stage 2 Redevelopment

This stage includes a new multi-storey car park, new forecourt entry, and a new 14-storey paediatric services building that will house critical care services like the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, a new cancer centre, operating theatres, pharmacy and inpatient units and a complex care centre. It’s expected to be completed by 2025

Integrated Mental Health Complex

What will be the largest mental health facility in NSW, the new Integrated Mental Health Complex will deliver world-class care and transform mental health services across Western Sydney. The new complex will be connected to the Westmead Hospital, providing better integration with the district’s mental health and other clinical services and facilities. It’s expected to be completed in 2027.

 

Viral Vector Manufacturing Facility (VVMF)

The Westmead Health Precinct will be home to the first world leading viral vector manufacturing facility in Australia. Used in cell and gene therapies, viral vectors are becoming an increasingly popular treatment option. The VVMF at Westmead will be essential in meeting this growing demand, giving Australian researchers - and their patients - faster access to clinical trials and therapies. At the same time, it will support Australia’s global position as an advanced manufacturing industry. It’s expected to be completed in 2025.

Completed projects

Westmead Redevelopment - Stage 1A and 1B and The Children's Hospital - Stage 1

Opened in 2021, the 14-storey-high Westmead Central Acute Services Building (CASB) features two new emergency departments (adults and children); 25 digital operating theatres; more than 300 patient rooms; and increased integration between the adult’s and children’s hospitals.

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