The future expansion of the Wollongong Hospital and Health Precinct has taken a key step forward, with a lead design team appointed to progress planning for the region's largest hospital.
The Minns Government is investing $220 million for planning to support a future expansion and redevelopment of Wollongong Hospital and Health Precinct to ensure it continues to meet the healthcare needs of communities across Illawarra and surrounding regions.
The appointment of the lead design team follows the release of the Minns Government's Wollongong Health Precinct Strategy earlier this year, which outlines a vision to create a world-class health, research and education hub, that can serve the growing needs of the Illawarra region into the future.
The project will deliver enabling works to prepare the hospital campus for future redevelopment, as well as further planning to shape the long-term revitalisation of Wollongong Hospital, in line with the Strategy.
The lead design team includes Project Managers Johnstaff Projects, architects Billard Leece Partnership and cost managers Genus Advisory, which were appointed following a competitive tender process.
The Wollongong Hospital and Health Precinct project builds on the recent completion of the $21.9 million Wollongong Hospital upgrades, which has enhanced medical imaging and diagnostic capacity and services at the hospital.
All existing services will continue to operate during planning.
Staff, stakeholders and the community will be kept informed as the project progresses.
For more information, visit: https://www.nsw.gov.au/wollongong-hospital-and-health-precinct
Quotes attributable to Minister for Health, Ryan Park:
"This is an important step forward in planning for the future of Wollongong Health Precinct to deliver more beds and more health services for this growing region.
"We are investing in the future of the Illawarra - something the Coalition never did.
"This lead design team will work with local hospital staff and clinicians to deliver more upgrades to the Wollongong Hospital campus and begin working on the vision for the broader health precinct."
Quotes attributable to Member for Wollongong Paul Scully:
"This investment is about planning for the future of healthcare in the Illawarra so that Wollongong Hospital can continue to provide world-class health care for a growing population.
"I am excited to see the vision for Wollongong Health Precinct, as a world-class health, research and education hub in the heart of the city, start to come together."
