Health Infrastructure is planning to build the New Shellharbour Hospital and Integrated Services project, which includes:
- A new Shellharbour Hospital at Dunmore Road, Dunmore (delivery)
- Expanded sub-acute services at Bulli Hospital (complete)
- New rehabilitation and palliative care beds at Wollongong Hospital (complete)
- New community health centre in Warrawong which will be built on the old Port Kembla Hospital (in planning).
OVERVIEW
The New Shellharbour Hospital and Integrated Services project will enhance the current and future health services available for the Illawarra community by focusing on modern healthcare delivery, service sustainability, networking and consolidation to improve health outcomes for the region. The project will also enable the divestment of ageing infrastructure.
The Australian and NSW Governments have committed over $780 million to develop the New Shellharbour Hospital and Integrated Services project. This includes a new Shellharbour Hospital on a greenfield site in Dunmore, refurbishment of Bulli and Wollongong Hospitals and the new Warrawong Community Health Centre.
BENEFITS
The project will:
- Provide better patient experience and health outcomes
- Improve value for money
- Increase sustainability
- Provide greater services accessibility
- Improve workforce safety and benefits
- Meet the increased demand for healthcare services in the Illawarra region
- Align community health, aged, rehabilitation and palliative care services across the region to provide optimal models of care and service efficiency
- Increase clinical services capacity with the potential for an extended range of contemporary health services.
SCOPE
A new health facility providing:
- An expanded Emergency Department
- Specialised elective surgery services
- Rehabilitation and aged care services
- Acute medical services
- Expanded mental health services
- New drug and alcohol unit
- Renal dialysis
- Outpatients care services
- Car parking and improved public transport links
- Realignment of community health and sub acute services across the region.
For more information, visit the project website.
RELATED DOCUMENTS
Planning approval
Approved plans
Management Plans
Audit reports
Complaints register