Health Infrastructure redeveloped the Sutherland Hospital Operating Theatre Complex to provide expanded operating theatre capacity to meet current and future healthcare needs of the growing Sutherland Shire and surrounding community.
OVERVIEW
The redevelopment of the Sutherland Hospital Operating Theatre Complex delivers increased operating theatre capacity to meet future demand driven by an increasing and aging population, with an associated increase in chronic and complex disease.
The redevelopment is a combination of new build and refurbishment works to deliver a contemporary operating theatre environment, improve efficiencies and access to services, and enable implementation of new models of care and surgical clinical pathways.
The project included the provision of a new MRI so that patients can access onsite MRI services closer to home.
The NSW Government invested $81.5 million to redevelop the Sutherland Hospital Operating Theatre Complex plus an additional $7 million for an MRI service.
BENEFITS
The project delivered:
- Increased theatre capacity
- A contemporary operating theatre environment
- Improved efficiencies and access to services
- Enabled new models of care and surgical clinical pathways.
SCOPE
The project included:
- Eight new operating theatres and two procedure rooms
- New surgical short stay unit and recovery areas
- New staff amenities and workspaces
- Facilities for admission and discharge
- New central sterilising services department
- An onsite MRI service.
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