The Sydney Children's Hospital, Randwick, is welcoming patients and their families to the new emergency department (ED), with an orientation video featuring renowned children's entertainers The Wiggles helping them find their way around the new building.
The new ED is now located on Botany Street and is designed around clinical pods to improve patient flow and a Short Stay Unit, which is purpose-built for patients who require fewer than 24 hours of care.
Tshehay, John, Dorothy the Dinosaur and the Tree of Wisdom from the Wiggles are showing children, parents and their carers how to find the new ED and what to expect when they arrive. The orientation video also displays the ward's single patient rooms which have been designed to enhance privacy and comfort, imaging suites and recreation areas.
The new patient drop-off zone and additional short-term and disability parking can be accessed from Botany Street.
The new 12-storey building, which includes an expanded ED, is part of the NSW Government's $658 million investment in Sydney Children's Hospital Stage One and Minderoo Children's Comprehensive Cancer Centre project. It is also part of a more than $1.5 billion investment in health infrastructure within the Randwick Health and Innovation Precinct.
It brings together leading clinicians, researchers and educators under one roof, with contemporary health facilities and spaces designed for families.
More information about the new ED location.
Quotes attributable to Health Minister Ryan Park
"Going to an emergency department is a stressful time for anybody, parent or carer. The new ED will help improve patient flow while increasing privacy and comfort for families.
"The new hospital building will increase access to high-quality healthcare services for children right across the state and I look forward to officially opening this exciting new building in the new year.
"The Minns Labor Government is strengthening paediatric health care, research and innovation, which will be a game-changer for the local community and beyond."
Quotes attributable to Member for Coogee, Marjorie O'Neill
"This is an exciting new chapter for the Sydney Children's Hospital, Randwick which continues to put children first and foremost in every aspect of care.
"This new facility will ensure we continue to drive innovation, support families and staff, and enable us to transform paediatric health care for patients in our community and across NSW."
Quotes attributable to Cathryn Cox PSM, Chief Executive, Sydney Children's Hospital Network
"Our dedicated and hard-working staff will continue to help children 24 hours day, 7 days a week, and parents can continue to access our ED through its new entrance in Botany Street.
"I want to thank The Wiggles for donating their time to help inform our children and families about our exciting new hospital building in a fun and informative way.
"Our hospital campus expansion ushers in a new era of paediatric care, offering families and staff contemporary, purpose-built environments tailored to meet their needs today and for generations to come."
