The Sydney Ambulance Metropolitan Infrastructure Strategy (SAMIS) has reshaped NSW Ambulance’s operations in metropolitan Sydney, transforming the majority of the existing 43 ambulance stations into a network of superstations, supported by smaller, standby stations called paramedic response points.
OVERVIEW
Health Infrastructure delivered 11 ambulance superstations, one traditional station and seven paramedic response points as part of the SAMIS program to give NSW Ambulance paramedics the facilities they need to deliver exceptional emergency patient care and meet the future needs of the Sydney metropolitan area.
This new operational model, called the Paramedic Response Network, is designed to ensure NSW Ambulance’s highly-trained paramedics deliver the right care to the right patient in the right way at the right time, every time.
The NSW Government invested $202 million in the Sydney Ambulance Metropolitan Infrastructure Strategy.
BENEFITS
The program:
- Delivered NSW Ambulance superstations, which will be supported by a network of existing NSW Ambulance stations
- Delivered new smaller, standby stations called paramedic response points (PRPs), which will also support the superstations
- Helped to improve community access to emergency healthcare across the Sydney metropolitan region
- Ensured NSW Ambulance resources are effectively located so they can better serve local communities
- Provided modern facilities for staff to deliver best practice emergency healthcare.
SCOPE
The program included:
- Eleven superstations completed at Bankstown, Blacktown, Central Sydney Kogarah, Liverpool, Penrith, Northmead, Artarmon, Caringbah, Haberfield, Randwick
- A traditional station completed at Mona Vale
- Seven PRPs completed at Kellyville, Mortdale, Bonnyrigg, Quakers Hill, Roselands, Leppington and Holroyd
- Fit-out of two Sector Offices complete at Werrington and Mascot.