Construction for the $526.8 million Ryde Hospital Redevelopment has reached a significant milestone with new interim healthcare facilities, including an interim Intensive Care and Coronary Care Unit now complete, ensuring ongoing access to care while major works continue.
The NSW Government's investment will deliver a world-class health facility to meet the future health needs of the growing community, with more than 180,000 people expected to call the Ryde area home by 2041.
The new and enhanced facilities will support patients and health staff as construction for the redevelopment continues, which will include a new six-level Acute Services Building, and basement parking. The interim facilities will offer more contemporary amenities, supporting the continued delivery of high-quality care at Ryde Hospital.
A range of interim facilities are now complete, including a new interim intensive care/coronary care unit, the hospital's kitchen, executive and engineering offices and a new interim loading dock.
The $526.8 million Ryde Hospital Redevelopment is set to deliver a major improvement for patients, staff and the community by consolidating healthcare services and facilities that were previously spread across 21 buildings on the campus into the new Acute Services Building. The project has been carefully staged to prepare the site for construction of the new building, set to commence next month.
Designed with the historic Denistone House at its forefront, the redevelopment will build on existing services. The Ryde Hospital's new and expanded services will include:
- a new and expanded emergency department, medical imaging department, intensive care unit, operating theatres and procedure rooms, and surgical/endoscopy day only spaces
- a new purpose-built ambulatory care centre and paediatric short stay unit
- more adult overnight inpatient beds
- associated clinical and non-clinical support services including pharmacy, pathology, food, environmental, linen and supply services
- contemporary education, training and research to strengthen tertiary partnerships
- improved accessibility to the campus, including internal roads, urban spaces, landscaping and wayfinding, and engineering and information and communications technology service infrastructure.
The new hospital is expected to be completed in 2027, with the new main entry and landscaping to be completed in 2028.
To learn more visit: Ryde Hospital Redevelopment.
Quotes attributable to Minister for Health, Ryan Park:
"The Ryde Hospital Redevelopment is immense in size and scale, and it's a credit to careful planning, design and community consideration.
"We've ensured that essential healthcare services, including the intensive care unit, emergency department and operating theatres will remain operational throughout construction, ensuring uninterrupted care for the local community."
Quotes attributable to Northern Sydney Local Health District Chief Executive Anthony Schembri:
"It's a challenge to maintain the complex workings of a hospital alongside essential construction activity and these interim facilities will support our hardworking staff in keeping services running smoothly and with the high quality we expect, and the community deserves.
"The new Ryde Hospital is on track for completion in late 2027, with final site works carrying into 2028. We are excited to reach each milestone as we progress work to deliver enhanced healthcare to support the health needs of Ryde's growing population, now and into the future."
