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The Mount Druitt community is being provided with their first look at plans for the expanded Mount Druitt Hospital.
The Minns Labor Government is investing $120 million in the upgrade of Blacktown and Mount Druitt Hospitals to provide expanded and contemporary acute medical and surgical capacity.
The project will include 60 additional beds across Blacktown and Mount Druitt Hospitals.
The plans show the area for the planned upgrades, which will deliver modern health care facilities to service one of the country's fastest-growing communities.
A mix of new and refurbished clinical areas and support spaces will form part of the redevelopment.
Welcoming and culturally inclusive spaces for consumers, staff, and visitors will be central to the planning and design process.
Staff, stakeholders and the community are invited to attend an information session at Mount Druitt Hospital to meet the project team and learn more:
- Mount Druitt Hospital main entrance
- Thursday, 22 May 2025 at 9:00am-11:00am
Staff, stakeholders, and the community will continue to be consulted as the project progresses.
Planning and design will continue throughout 2025, with construction timeframes to be finalised as part of planning and once a builder has been appointed.
Construction work will be carried out in stages to minimise disruption to clinical services, which will remain operational throughout the redevelopment.
The project will build on the $700 million expansion of Blacktown and Mount Druitt Hospitals completed in 2020 which has expanded capacity at both hospitals. This included a new Emergency Department (ED), cancer centre, and inpatient facilities at Blacktown Hospital and additional renal dialysis and inpatient facilities at Mount Druitt Hospital.
The redevelopment is being delivered by Health Infrastructure and Western Sydney Local Health District.
For more information visit: Blacktown and Mount Druitt Hospitals - Additional beds - Health Infrastructure NSW.
This is part of the Minns Labor Government's delivery of more than $3 billion in hospital infrastructure across western Sydney, including:
- $1.3 billion for the New Bankstown Hospital;
- $550 million for the Fairfield Hospital Redevelopment;
- $910 million for the new Rouse Hill Hospital.
- $120 million for additional treatment spaces for Blacktown and Mount Druitt Hospitals; and
- $350 million for the Canterbury Hospital Redevelopment.
Quotes attributed Minister for Health, Ryan Park:
"This is the first important stage of the $120 million investment into Blacktown and Mount Druitt Hospitals.
"The project will expand medical and surgical capacity at both hospitals boosting healthcare access for the growing local community.
"This project will minimise the need to transfer patients from Mount Druitt Emergency Department to Blacktown ED leading to more efficient operation of both EDs, and a better service offering for the community."
Quotes attributed to Member for Mount Druitt, Edmond Atalla:
"I'm delighted to see continued investment in Blacktown and Mount Druitt Hospitals to support our growing area.
"I, along with the community look forward to seeing this project take shape as the planning and design process progresses.
"The Blacktown and Mount Druitt project is estimated to support approximately 200 direct jobs with the potential for supporting hundreds of indirect jobs."
Quotes attributed to Graeme Loy, Chief Executive, Western Sydney Local Health District:
"This expansion will strengthen the services available to the people of Mount Druitt making a more specialised level of care available to the local community.
"Providing increased health services is essential to continuing to support the local Aboriginal community, patients and their families and carers to access the care they need at their local hospital.
"The additional medical and surgical capacity will add to the comprehensive paediatric and renal services currently available at Mount Druitt Hospital."
