NSW’s St George Hospital building centralises outpatient, community services

It is scheduled to open in the coming months.

The construction of the main building for the $411m St George Hospital Redevelopment has been completed, the government announced.

The nine-storey Kensington Street Building will centralise community and outpatient services, improving access and coordination of care for patients who currently attend multiple locations across the hospital campus.

The facility is scheduled to open in the coming months, with final preparations underway for staff and operations.

Stage 3 of the redevelopment includes outpatient and ambulatory care, pathology collection, a day rehabilitation unit, expanded sub-acute and rehabilitation beds, aged care services, a behavioural support unit, cognitive transition rehabilitation, palliative care and refurbished operating theatres and procedure rooms.

The building will also house upgraded imaging services, including MRI and nuclear medicine, a new clinical skills centre and basement car parking.

Patients recovering from brain injuries will, for the first time at St George Hospital, have access to structured rehabilitation programs. A new behavioural support unit will provide specialist care for older patients with conditions such as dementia and delirium.

The works build on earlier upgrades, including the new Emergency Department, a nine-level acute services building and refurbished birthing suites and theatres.

The redevelopment has supported about 750 direct jobs and thousands more indirectly.

The project is part of the Minns Labor Government’s plan to deliver 32 new and upgraded hospitals and more than 2,500 additional beds across NSW, alongside workforce initiatives such as Safe Staffing Levels in emergency departments, new hospitals at Rouse Hill and Bankstown, and extra beds at Blacktown and Mount Druitt.

The government says it is focused on strengthening public hospitals by expanding capacity and staffing across the state.