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Enhancing patient care with good planning

Enhancing patient care with good planning

With almost 12 months having passed since Prince of Wales Hospital services began moving into the Acute Services Building, the positive impact of comprehensive planning is being acknowledged and celebrated.

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Posted 01 Mar 2024
Stroke and telehealth research set to scale up

Stroke and telehealth research set to scale up

In 2024, UNSW will open research space focused on stroke and telehealth research alongside clinical units within the Prince of Wales Hospital Acute Services Building, supporting new models of care to deliver better outcomes for patients

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Posted 28 Feb 2024
The future of healthcare

The future of healthcare

RHIP recently hosted The Future of Healthcare event, bringing together some of the brightest minds from across health services, government, industry and academia to discuss healthcare innovation. Missed it? Watch it here.

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Posted 25 Feb 2024
Spotlight on the MCCCC

Spotlight on the MCCCC

The NSW and Federal Governments have partnered with Children’s Cancer Institute, Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network including the Kids Cancer Centre, and UNSW Sydney to plan and deliver an Australian first – the Minderoo Children’s Comprehensive Cancer Centre (MCCCC). Learn how the initiative will change the future of children's cancer research.

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Posted 22 Feb 2024
Video shares story of 8,000 year old artefacts

Video shares story of 8,000 year old artefacts

A collection of 8,000 year old hearth stones have been carefully preserved and are on display in the public forecourt of the Prince of Wales Hospital Acute Services Building, celebrating and honouring the unique cultural heritage of the site. Watch our video to learn more.

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Posted 19 Feb 2024
Community Update 2024

Community Update 2024

Check out our annual community newsletter to learn more about how the Randwick Campus Redevelopment projects are shaping the future of healthcare.

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Posted 05 Feb 2024
Community Management Centre thriving in new building

Community Management Centre thriving in new building

The Community Management Centre at Prince of Wales Hospital's Acute Services Building is marking almost a year of making a significant difference for patients in community care.

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Posted 22 Jan 2024
UNSW Eastern Extension to house research innovation

UNSW Eastern Extension to house research innovation

UNSW researchers and students as part of the Randwick Health & Innovation Precinct are discovering innovative designs and solutions to improve patient outcomes.

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Posted 16 Jan 2024
Inspiration for the future children's hospital

Inspiration for the future children's hospital

NADA and Sydney Children’s Hospitals Foundation joined together to host a vision workshop with hospital patients, helping to shape elements of the new SCH1/MCCCC building.

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Posted 10 Jan 2024
Twenty Four Hour Tea Break provided heartfelt respite

Twenty Four Hour Tea Break provided heartfelt respite

The 'Twenty Four Hour Tea Break' at Prince of Wales Hospital was a Precinct-first initiative for frontline health workers and an opportunity for respite, food, music and cameraderie through all hours of their shift.

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Posted 27 Dec 2023
EOIs open for arts commissions

EOIs open for arts commissions

A series of new creative commissions will integrate arts, play and discovery experiences into the new hospital, helping to create a welcoming and healing environment for patients and their families. Expressions of Interest are now open to creatives to help transform hospital spaces.

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Posted 19 Dec 2023
Help us find Elfie the elf!

Help us find Elfie the elf!

We need the help of our hospital community to find our elf visitor who's hiding out on the SCH1/MCCCC construction site. Tell us where he is for the chance to win great Lego prizes in the lead up to Christmas!

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Posted 01 Dec 2023
Construction of future IPUs now complete

Construction of future IPUs now complete

An additional inpatient unit space which has been under construction on Level 6 of the Acute Services Building (ASB) throughout the year is now ready for hospital operational commissioning.

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Posted 27 Nov 2023
ASB claims MBA award for excellence

ASB claims MBA award for excellence

The Prince of Wales Hospital Acute Services Building – the first stage of the Randwick Campus Redevelopment – has been recognised with a 2023 Master Builders Association of NSW Excellence Award. 

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Posted 16 Nov 2023
Transformative Multi-purpose Therapy Rooms for young patients

Transformative Multi-purpose Therapy Rooms for young patients

The Mutlti-purpose Therapy Rooms for the new children's hospital will be flexible, patient-focused, include natural light, and will enhance how care is delivered.

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Posted 15 Nov 2023
Prototyped rooms provide a sneak peek into the future of paediatric healthcare

Prototyped rooms provide a sneak peek into the future of paediatric healthcare

Prototyped Positive Pressure Ventilation Anterooms, specially designed for the SCH1/MCCCC, were recently visited by NSW Premier Chris Minns and Health Minister Ryan Park. These rooms will optimise clinical care for immunocompromised patients through advanced air filtration and isolated airflow. 

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Posted 01 Nov 2023
Video celebrates symbol of welcome

Video celebrates symbol of welcome

Watch our video to learn more about the story behind ‘Gum leaves’ – a major public art project featuring prominently in the forecourt of the new Prince of Wales Hospital Acute Services Building at Randwick.

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Posted 29 Oct 2023
Spreading the word about the significance of National Safe Work Month!

Spreading the word about the significance of National Safe Work Month!

October is National Safe Work Month, a Safe Work Australia initiative that aims to promote a positive safety culture and to emphasise the importance of preventing accidents and incidents from happening – creating safer, more productive working environments for everyone.
 

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Posted 25 Oct 2023
Witness testing is in full swing within the ASB

Witness testing is in full swing within the ASB

As PoWH prepares to accept the handover of the new Level 6 surgical inpatient units, our teams have been involved in a range of system testing activities.
 

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Posted 23 Oct 2023
UNSW launches HTH prototype space

UNSW launches HTH prototype space

UNSW’s new Health Translation Hub prototype space –The Bank – has been relaunched to showcase UNSW’s initiatives and activities that support health and the partnership with government, industry and education. 
 

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Posted 20 Oct 2023
Evacuation drill highlights emergency readiness

Evacuation drill highlights emergency readiness

With more than 300 construction workers on site, a synchronised evacuation drill was conducted to evaluate the projects’ emergency evacuation response.

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Posted 18 Oct 2023
Medical pendants are a

Medical pendants are a "game changer" for new children's hospital

The selection of medical pendants for critical clinical areas is underway and staff are excited for what's to come.

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Posted 16 Oct 2023
ICU happy to call ASB forever home

ICU happy to call ASB forever home

The Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at Prince of Wales Hospital moved into the new Acute Services Building in June 2023, with the move playing a big role in boosting staff morale.

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Posted 11 Oct 2023
Latest construction news

Latest construction news

Keen to know the latest on what's happening on our construction sites? Be sure to check out our Construction News page. You'll find the latest Community Notice for monthly updates, along with other works notifications with details of upcoming activity.

Posted 27 Sep 2023
CUA service expands

CUA service expands

It’s been a busy four months since the Community Assessment Unit (CAU) first opened its doors in the new Acute Services Building.

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Posted 25 Sep 2023
Visit reveals great progress

Visit reveals great progress

UNSW’s Associate Professor Arvin Damodaran recently visited the University’s Eastern Extension to the Acute Services Building for a tour of the future UNSW Mary-Louise McLaws Clinical Education Rooms on Level 7.

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Posted 22 Sep 2023
Staff leading the change

Staff leading the change

The roll-out of the Redevelopment Change Program for the Sydney Children’s Hospital Stage 1 and Minderoo Children’s Comprehensive Cancer Centre project is underway, helping to ensure staff are prepared when the building opens.

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Posted 20 Sep 2023
Embracing collaboration

Embracing collaboration

The Education, Training and Research (ETR) space within the new Prince of Wales Hospital Acute Services Building has revolutionised desk-based working and meetings.

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Posted 19 Sep 2023
Major work underway on $600m project

Major work underway on $600m project

A sod turn has marked the commencement of main works on the $600 million UNSW Health Translation Hub site, one of the marquee developments within the broader Randwick Health & Innovation Precinct.

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Posted 18 Sep 2023
New space for fun and learning

New space for fun and learning

The redevelopment project team recently hosted the first of a series of interactive information and activity sessions in a new space dedicated to fostering awareness of the new hospital project.

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Posted 31 Aug 2023
Nine months on from the first move

Nine months on from the first move

The Central Sterilizing Services Department became the first occupants of the new Prince of Wales Hospital Acute Services Building, relocating in November 2022, and the team has been non-stop ever since!

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Posted 24 Aug 2023
UNSW Eastern Extension to house new laboratories

UNSW Eastern Extension to house new laboratories

In the integrated eastern extension of the ASB, UNSW will open three new laboratories alongside clinical units within the new Prince of Wales Hospital Acute Services Building. One will be dedicated to biospecimen services.

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Posted 15 Aug 2023
Getting a closer look

Getting a closer look

Members from the SCH1/MCCCC project team toured the existing Children’s Cancer Institute’s laboratories to learn about the specialised processes and systems used to help inform cancer research and how the MCCC will help transform the treatment of childhood cancer.

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Posted 03 Aug 2023
New turntable supporting efficient site management

New turntable supporting efficient site management

The largest of its kind in Australia, a rotating truck turntable has been installed within the SCH1/MCCCC construction site to support efficient movement of construction vehicles.

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Posted 01 Aug 2023
New online map showcases redevelopment

New online map showcases redevelopment

Check out our interactive map for information on construction activities across campus or to learn more about each of the Randwick Campus Redevelopment projects.

Posted 27 Jul 2023
More Prince of Wales Hospital teams on the move

More Prince of Wales Hospital teams on the move

Following the successful moves of clinical teams into the new Acute Services Building, July saw a shift of focus at Prince of Wales Hospital. 

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Posted 23 Jul 2023
Thinking on our feet

Thinking on our feet

Members of the project team inspected a visual mock up of the panels for the SCH1/MCCCC building facade to expand their knowledge and discuss the future feature. 

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Posted 16 Jul 2023
Artwork comes to life

Artwork comes to life

The input of hospital staff and community have helped shape a local landscape inspired artwork that features in the main entrance foyer of the new Acute Services Building. Check out our timelapse video to see how artist Richard Briggs brought the piece to life.

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Posted 10 Jul 2023
Tower cranes officially named with help of creative kids

Tower cranes officially named with help of creative kids

Meet 'Jupiter' and 'Andy' – the twin cranes helping build the $658 million Sydney Children’s Hospital Stage 1 and Minderoo Children’s Comprehensive Cancer Centre project – cleverly named by two young people the new hospital will support.

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Posted 06 Jul 2023
Walk on Guriwal Country

Walk on Guriwal Country

To mark NAIDOC Week, the SCH1/MCCCC project team attended a Walk on Country hosted by the Gujaga Foundation to learn more about cultural significance and history of the land the new hospital and research centre is being built on. 

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Posted 03 Jul 2023
RHIP Living Infrastructure Strategy claims award

RHIP Living Infrastructure Strategy claims award

RHIP’s pioneering Living Infrastructure Strategy has claimed a 2023 NSW Landscape Architecture Award for Research, Policy and Communications at the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects’ (AILA) NSW Landscape Architecture Awards.

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Posted 23 Jun 2023
UNSW’s Health Translation Hub is coming

UNSW’s Health Translation Hub is coming

Construction activities are set to increase in coming months, with UNSW recently gaining full access to the Health Translation Hub (HTH) site in June.

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Posted 23 Jun 2023
Cultural display celebrates connection to Country

Cultural display celebrates connection to Country

A collection of 8,000 year old hearth stones recovered from the Randwick Campus Redevelopment site during early excavations has been returned to site as part of a curated cultural display in the public forecourt of the new Prince of Wales Hospital Acute Services Building.

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Posted 22 Jun 2023
Connecting students with the hospital in new spaces

Connecting students with the hospital in new spaces

UNSW will soon house state-of-the-art research, clinical innovation, biomedical and teaching facilities across 10 floors of the integrated eastern extension of the ASB. 

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Posted 19 Jun 2023
Connecting students with the hospital in new spaces

Connecting students with the hospital in new spaces

UNSW will soon house state-of-the-art research, clinical innovation, biomedical and teaching facilities across 10 floors of the integrated eastern extension of the ASB. 

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Posted 19 Jun 2023
New Acute Services Building officially opened

New Acute Services Building officially opened

The project recently celebrated a key milestone with the official opening of the new Prince of Wales Hospital Acute Services Building, marking a significant chapter in the hospital's 160-year history of caring for the local community.  

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Posted 15 Jun 2023
Farewell to our redevelopment consumers

Farewell to our redevelopment consumers

After almost six years, members of the Acute Services Building Consumer & Community Advisory Committee met for the very last time as their time, contribution and dedication on the project was acknowledged and celebrated. 

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Posted 08 Jun 2023
UNSW spaces to align with Acute Services Building

UNSW spaces to align with Acute Services Building

In an integrated extension of the Prince of Wales Hospital Acute Services Building, UNSW Sydney will house state-of-the-art research, clinical innovation, biomedical and teaching facilities across 10 floors.

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Posted 05 Jun 2023
Prototype spaces providing insight into future hospital

Prototype spaces providing insight into future hospital

While construction steams ahead, new prototype spaces have been created to give staff and key stakeholders a concept of the size, layout and functionality of future clinical spaces within the new children's hospital building.

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Posted 23 May 2023
Celebrating International Nurses Day

Celebrating International Nurses Day

International Nurses Day is a day to recognise the invaluable contribution our remarkable nurses make every day to individuals, families and communities across NSW. Our nurses play an important part in shaping the SCH1/MCCCC redevelopment. 

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Posted 12 May 2023
ZAP! POW! WOW! Our second crane is now installed

ZAP! POW! WOW! Our second crane is now installed

Patients and families watched the installation of the second tower crane for the Sydney Children's Hospital Stage 1 and Minderoo Children's Comprehensive Cancer Centre project, alongside some special superheroes!
 

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Posted 08 May 2023
Emergency Department move

Emergency Department move

The Prince of Wales Hospital Emergency Department has now moved to the new Acute Services Building, accessible from Magill Street, via Botany Street, Randwick. 

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Posted 03 May 2023
Help us name our cranes

Help us name our cranes

Calling on kids and young people to help name our two tower cranes that will support construction of the new Sydney Children’s Hospital Stage 1 and Minderoo Children’s Comprehensive Cancer Centre. Entries close 31 May!

Posted 02 May 2023
New community-facing service opens to patients

New community-facing service opens to patients

Prince of Wales Hospital staff celebrate the opening of the new Community Assessment Unit, which will support the management of patients in the community with chronic and complex health conditions within the Acute Services Building.

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Posted 01 May 2023
Reflecting on our patient and carer experiences

Reflecting on our patient and carer experiences

As part of Human Experience Week (1-7 May), we take time to think about the human experience in healthcare, and reflect on patient, family and carer experiences which have contributed to the design and delivery of the Prince of Wales Hospital Acute Services Building. 

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Posted 01 May 2023
Neuroscience move coincides with Epilepsy Awareness Day

Neuroscience move coincides with Epilepsy Awareness Day

Former patient with epilepsy shares her story following the opening of the new Clinical Neurosciences inpatient unit within the Acute Services Building, and reflects on how new clinical spaces can impact the patient experience. 

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Posted 28 Apr 2023
Unique artworks helping to create calming spaces

Unique artworks helping to create calming spaces

As patients, staff and community move through the new Acute Services Building, large-scale artworks found in every department and inpatient unit celebrate the environment and stories of the local area.

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Posted 20 Apr 2023
End of Trip Facility is more than bikes in the basement

End of Trip Facility is more than bikes in the basement

Staff have been embracing the new End of Trip facility and were eager to share their experiences of how it has encourged the use of active transport options and healthy lifestyle choices, as workers are now better supported to cycle or walk to work, or exercise during the day.

 

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Posted 18 Apr 2023
Arts elements shaped by young people

Arts elements shaped by young people

Arts and culture consultant, City People, is helping to ensure the new children's hospital will have unique arts, play and discovery components to engage and inspire visitors, developed with the input and creative ideas of young people.

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Posted 17 Apr 2023
All smiles on site visit

All smiles on site visit

As construction ramps up on the SCH1/MCCCC site, project builder John Holland Group hosted a group of current and former patients, community members and children of staff as part of a broader plan to take children on the journey of the hospital redevelopment.   

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Posted 13 Apr 2023
First tower crane arrives on site

First tower crane arrives on site

The first of two tower cranes that will help construct the new Sydney Children's Hospital and Minderoo Children's Comprehensive Cancer Centre building is now on site!

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Posted 11 Apr 2023
Enhancing the patient experience

Enhancing the patient experience

The Sydney Children's Hospitals Network is running a program called The Kids Way, to enhance the single-patient bedroom experience as the Network moves towards the model in future hospital buildings. Be part of the journey!

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Posted 03 Apr 2023
New building welcomes first patients

New building welcomes first patients

It’s an exciting time for Prince of Wales Hospital, with the new Acute Services Building (ASB) opening its doors to the public after more than seven years in the making.

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Posted 27 Mar 2023
Celebrating connection to Country

Celebrating connection to Country

Three unique and distinct art and cultural displays at the main point of entry to the new hospital building create a distinguished Welcome to all Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people, providing a true reflection of continued culture on Country.

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Posted 27 Feb 2023
Staff shape public art

Staff shape public art

Prince of Wales Hospital staff have helped shape a new public artwork for the Acute Services Building by participating in a series of workshops with local artist, Richard Briggs. 

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Posted 23 Feb 2023
Open day wows residents

Open day wows residents

Hundreds of community members took advantage of the opportunity to get a behind-the-scenes tour of the new Acute Services Building in February, visiting the future Emergency Department, Acute Aged Care inpatient unit and Intensive Care Unit.

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Posted 10 Feb 2023
Exciting new images unveiled

Exciting new images unveiled

A series of new artist's impressions showcase the colourful facade and welcoming, home-like interiors of the future Sydney Children’s Hospital Stage 1 and Minderoo Children’s Comprehensive Cancer Centre.

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Posted 09 Feb 2023
Check out our construction animation

Check out our construction animation

The new Sydney Children's Hospital Stage 1 and Minderoo Children's Comprehensive Cancer Centre building will soon start emerging from the ground - check out how it will evolve!

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Posted 27 Jan 2023
Join us for a behind-the-scenes tour

Join us for a behind-the-scenes tour

The Randwick community is invited to join us for a Community Open Day on Thursday 9 February to get a sneak peek at the new Acute Services Building before it opens to the public!

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Posted 16 Jan 2023
ASB celebrates successful test flight

ASB celebrates successful test flight

Perfect conditions saw the first helicopter land on the newly built Prince of Wales Hospital Acute Services Building helipad, as part of an initial test flight.

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Posted 13 Jan 2023
Acute Services Building farewells final tower crane

Acute Services Building farewells final tower crane

The last standing tower crane associated with construction of the Acute Services Building has been safely dismantled, after more than three years of heavy lifting!
 

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Posted 21 Dec 2022
Adolescent patients supported by new hospital design

Adolescent patients supported by new hospital design

The new Sydney Children's Hospital, Randwick aims to improve age-appropriate spaces and programs for adolescent patients to ensure they feel at home while staying at our hospital, and patients with lived experience are informing designs.   

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Posted 15 Dec 2022
All new artwork to enrich staff and patient areas

All new artwork to enrich staff and patient areas

To reflect the local region’s culture, magnificent coastline and native flora, four leading Australian artists have been commissioned to produce unique artworks for the new hospital’s internal spaces.

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Posted 02 Dec 2022
New Acute Services Building celebrates construction completion

New Acute Services Building celebrates construction completion

The new Prince of Wales Hospital Acute Services Building has reached a significant milestone, with major construction at completed and a busy commissioning period now underway in readiness for opening from early 2023. The building is the first major upgrade to the hospital in 25 years.

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Posted 21 Nov 2022
UNSW Sydney taps Plenary to deliver Health Translation Hub

UNSW Sydney taps Plenary to deliver Health Translation Hub

UNSW Sydney has contracted the Plenary Group-led Plenary Health consortium to deliver the $600 million Health Translation Hub – one of the marquee developments within the Randwick Health & Innovation Precinct driving international health research and education outcomes.

Posted 07 Nov 2022
Landscaping our Aboriginal gathering space

Landscaping our Aboriginal gathering space

The future Aboriginal gathering space at the front of the new Sydney Children's Hospital Stage 1 and Minderoo Children's Comprehensive Cancer Centre building is beginning to take shape, with design drawings and landscaping presented to community members.

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Posted 04 Nov 2022
Sterilising services team the first to move

Sterilising services team the first to move

Prince of Wales Hospital’s Central Sterlizing Services Department has become the first service to be operational in the Acute Services Building, after occupying their previous space for 25 years.

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Posted 04 Nov 2022
New medication technology enhances patient safety

New medication technology enhances patient safety

Meet Automation and Distribution Pharmacist, Sarah Lam, who has commenced in a newly created position responsible for embedding a gamechanging medication distribution technology known as Automatic Dispensing Cabinets.

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Posted 07 Oct 2022
Rich history of Randwick residents remembered

Rich history of Randwick residents remembered

The land on which the Randwick Campus Redevelopment stands was recently home to a small residential suburban district. Photographs, memoirs and artefacts from the former residents will soon be permanently displayed as part of a history wall inside the new Prince of Wales Hospital Acute Services Building.

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Posted 02 Sep 2022
New CT Scanner arrives on site

New CT Scanner arrives on site

Prince of Wales Hospital Emergency Department staff celebrate the arrival of a brand new CT scanner, which will be used solely for adult ED patients once the Acute Services Building opens.

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Posted 05 Aug 2022
Mobile navigation set to transform patient experience

Mobile navigation set to transform patient experience

An interactive digital wayfinding solution set to launch in line with the opening of the new Prince of Wales Hospital Acute Services Building, will make it easier for patients and visitors to find their way around the Randwick campus.

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Posted 15 Jul 2022
Emergency nurse keen to work in the new hospital

Emergency nurse keen to work in the new hospital

With the Acute Services Building on track to open its doors to the public in 2023, the exciting prospect of moving into the new hospital is becoming more and more real for Prince of Wales Hospital staff like Emergency Department nurse, Colou Caro.

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Posted 08 Jul 2022
Consumers trial new patient and visitor furniture

Consumers trial new patient and visitor furniture

Clinical and non-clinical staff have been sampling and selecting new furniture for the Acute Services Building as part of a comprehensive procurement process. An integral step in the decision-making process is engaging consumers to provide that essential patient and visitor perspective.

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Posted 01 Jul 2022