A charming illustration of a humpback whale travelling along Sydney's coastline now adorns the façade of the sixty-metre-long clinical link bridge connecting the new children's hospital building to the Prince of Wales Hospital Acute Services Building.
The Sydney Children’s Hospital, Randwick redevelopment will feature bespoke art installations throughout the new building, designed to inspire curiosity and bring joy to patients, families and staff.
UNSW Sydney is 'pushing the envelope' to help medical professionals with novel advancements in 3D printed patient-specific body parts, all within the new IASB.
UNSW Health Translation Hub project contractor Hansen Yuncken will soon finalise the connection of the new pedestrian bridge to UNSW’s Wallace Wurth Building, completing the vital link between the university and health campuses.
Early November saw the celebration of yet another major milestone on the Randwick Campus Redevelopment site, with the UNSW HTH building reaching full height.
Complementing the delivery of key infrastructure projects to enhance healthcare and research, the Randwick Campus Redevelopment project will also provide a connected campus through a series of link bridges between the new buildings, through to existing buildings, and across Botany Street to the UNSW campus.
It’s been a busy time for Prince of Wales Hospital staff, with further service moves into the Acute Services Building and the opening of the Emergency Department Assessment Unit within the Adult Emergency Department, all within a week!
Facilitated by the Randwick Health and Innovation Precinct (RHIP) Creative Placemaking program, a valuable collaboration has been delivered between UNSW Arts, Design & Architecture and Prince of Wales Hospital, with students given real-life design experience.
Level 8 of the UNSW’s Integrated Acute Services Building now boasts a new laboratory to support translational research and enhanced patient care.
The Minderoo Children’s Comprehensive Cancer Centre (MCCCC) brings together the Kids Cancer Centre, Children’s Cancer Institute and University of New South Wales in a formal partnership, with a shared commitment to improving paediatric cancer care in Australia.
The UNSW Health Translation Hub will bring together educational and medical researchers, clinicians, educators, industry partners and public health officials to drive excellence and support the rapid translation of innovative research and education into enhanced patient care.
Across disciplines, students at the Randwick Health & Innovation Precinct are learning in a unique way to enhance collaboration and improve patient outcomes.
A major artwork by multidisciplinary artist Rochelle Haley has recently been unveiled within the Randwick Hospitals Campus, improving connections for people walking across the neighbouring campuses and enhancing the feeling of community, safety and inclusivity.
UNSW Sydney has officially opened the new Integrated Acute Services Building at Prince of Wales Hospital, marking a significant milestone in healthcare collaboration.
Within the future UNSW Health Translation Hub building, innovative education spaces will inspire students with a hands-on experience, enabling them to train and learn side-by-side with clinicians, researchers and educators.
The UNSW Health Translation Hub will be a place for ideas, connectivity and innovative approaches, bringing together researchers, educators, students, industry partners and clinicians to advance health.
UNSW’s Integrated Acute Services Building will be home to three new physical containment (PC2 and PC3) laboratories, as well as medical technology ideation, clinical prototyping spaces and other core services to foster the rapid translation of research.
A banner showcasing children's artwork and messages of support for patients is now on display in the main corridor on Level 1 of the Sydney Children's Hospital, Randwick.
The Randwick Health & Innovation Precinct team has been working with planning consultants at ARUP to shape a Night Time Masterplan, considering the day-to-night experience of our 24-hour precinct.
Sydney Children's Hospitals Network is set to improve the quality and efficiency of patient care by introducing a new Nurse Call System across new hospital buildings at Randwick and Westmead.
Designed with the creative input of young patients, the new children’s hospital and research centre building will celebrate a range of animals found in the wetlands, sand dunes and sea cliffs of the local area, linking in with the landscape-inspired colour scheme.
The Randwick Campus Security Services team is currently planning their future move into a newly refurbished, larger space with new technology, within a vacated space on Level 0 of the Dickinson Building.
UNSW’s new Integrated Acute Services Building houses state-of-the-art research, clinical innovation, biomedical and teaching facilities across 10 floors, including three floors led by UNSW’s Tyree Foundation Institute of Health Engineering (IHealthE) with spaces designed for ideation, clinical prototyping, data analysis and more!
The first of two tower cranes has been removed from the SCH1/MCCCC construction site. Fondly know as 'Jupiter' after being named by a hospital patient, the crane was removed over a weekend in July. Check out the timelapse video to see how it was done!
Automated medication cabinets supporting patient safety and efficiency are being introduced to clinical areas within the new children's hospital building. The first Automated Dispensing Cabinets arrived in March for a pilot program to familiarise Sydney Children’s Hospital staff with the technology.
The $658 million Sydney Children’s Hospital Stage 1 and Minderoo Children’s Comprehensive Cancer Centre will transform kids’ health. A range of sustainability initiatives will deliver lasting outcomes that matter to children and young people, staff and the community.
Over a weekend in mid-June, a link bridge was lifted into place over Botany Street between UNSW’s Wallace Wurth Building and the Health Translation Hub, physically extending UNSW’s Kensington campus into the Randwick Health Campus.
Prince of Wales Hospital (PoWH) has exciting plans to bring together its haemodialysis and renal services in a new, central location on Level 0 of the Dickinson Building, in the former Emergency Department space.
UNSW will open state-of-the-art facilities within the Integrated Acute Services Building (IASB) in the coming months, maximising the benefits of co-location of clinicians and researchers to improve health outcomes for our community.
The redevelopment of Sydney Children’s Hospital, Randwick will include a new playground with unique whale-themed structures, offering children a magical escape and place of exploration.
Levels 1 and 2 of the UNSW Health Translation Hub building will house specially designed clinical areas, providing clinical consultation and therapy spaces that help the community connect with leading experts across a broad range of disciplines.
Several spaces across Prince of Wales Hospital will soon be refurbished as part of the Randwick Campus Redevelopment, with newly appointed building partner, Renascent, recently visiting some of the areas they'll be renovating.
Research will be a big part of the future Minderoo Children’s Comprehensive Cancer Centre (MCCCC), and to help inspire hope and discovery, an exciting public lab space will feature on the ground level of the new children's hospital and research centre building.
On Level 3 of the UNSW Integrated Acute Services Building (IASB), researchers will bring ethically sourced information and medical technology together to support patients through sensors, devices and the generation of data.
A traditional 'topping out' ceremony has marked a major milestone for the $658 million Sydney Children’s Hospital Stage 1 and Minderoo Children’s Comprehensive Cancer Centre project, as the 12-storey building reached its highest point in construction.
Learn more about the services and facilities that will be housed on each level of the new building being delivered through the Sydney Children's Hospital Stage 1 and Minderoo Children's Comprehensive Cancer Centre project.
Work is underway to ensure the operating theatres on Level 1 of the Prince of Wales Hospital (PoWH) Acute Services Building (ASB) will deliver the highest level of care when they open in 2025.
The Prince of Wales Hospital Acute Services Building has received the coveted Project of the Year accolade at the annual IPA National Infrastructure Awards, acknowledging the project's extensive collaboration and planning.
Collaborative efforts aim to enhance patient care and community health outcomes through interactive displays and artistic experiences at the UNSW Health Translation Hub.
The Randwick Health & Innovation Precinct invites you to join a one-time special event from 5pm on Wednesday 24 April – ‘When do I breathe?’ by award-winning artist Lauren Brincat.
It's been an incredible journey since the first patient moved into the Prince of Wales Hospital Acute Services Building a year ago, marking a major milestone for South Eastern Sydney Local Health District and the Randwick community.
Internal fit-out works for the translational research space within the UNSW Acute Services Building extension are nearly complete and are set to become operational from mid-2024.
The NSW Government’s Women in Construction Infrastructure Skills Legacy Program is piloting new targets to increase the number of women in construction, with hospital redevelopment projects playing a key role.
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.
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
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.
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. Learn how the initiative will change the future of children's cancer research.
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.
Check out our annual community newsletter to learn more about how the Randwick Campus Redevelopment projects are shaping the future of healthcare.
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.
UNSW researchers and students as part of the Randwick Health & Innovation Precinct are discovering innovative designs and solutions to improve patient outcomes.
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.
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.
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.
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!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
With more than 300 construction workers on site, a synchronised evacuation drill was conducted to evaluate the projects’ emergency evacuation response.
The selection of medical pendants for critical clinical areas is underway and staff are excited for what's to come.
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.
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.
It’s been a busy four months since the Community Assessment Unit (CAU) first opened its doors in the new Acute Services Building.
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.
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.
The Education, Training and Research (ETR) space within the new Prince of Wales Hospital Acute Services Building has revolutionised desk-based working and meetings.
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.
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.
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!
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.
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.
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.
Check out our interactive map for information on construction activities across campus or to learn more about each of the Randwick Campus Redevelopment projects.
Following the successful moves of clinical teams into the new Acute Services Building, July saw a shift of focus at Prince of Wales Hospital.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Construction activities are set to increase in coming months, with UNSW recently gaining full access to the Health Translation Hub (HTH) site in June.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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!
The Prince of Wales Hospital Emergency Department has now moved to the new Acute Services Building, accessible from Magill Street, via Botany Street, Randwick.
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!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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!
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!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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!
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!
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.
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!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.