Penrith and Blue Mountains communities will soon benefit from more pathology laboratories and services, with construction underway on a new, expanded pathology department.

Western Sydney communities will benefit from a new neonatal intensive care unit, expanded emergency department and 200-plus inpatient beds under the $1 billion Nepean Hospital redevelopment, with construction of the first hospital tower now complete.

To help prepare staff and the community for our move we've created an A4 brochure that includes the layout of the new tower - floor by floor, as well an updated campus map to help find your way around. The tower is opening in stages from mid-2022.

The Western Sydney and Blue Mountains communities are invited to an open day on Saturday 12 March to take a behind-the-scenes look at the new 14-storey Nepean Hospital tower.  

Penrith and Nepean Blue Mountains communities have had their first look inside Stage 2 of the $1 billion Nepean Hospital Redevelopment, with the unveiling of fly-through animation showcasing the world-class health facilities.

The first helicopter landing has taken place on top of Nepean Hospital’s new 14-storey tower.

Community invited to participate in the planning and design of Stage 2 of the $1 billion Nepean Hospital Redevelopment, which includes a transformation of hospital and community-based health services.

Aboriginal wayfinding signage for the new clinical tower at Nepean Hospital was unveiled on Monday 9 November to celebrate NAIDOC Week.

The $1 billion Nepean Hospital redevelopment has marked a major milestone, as the NSW Government announced Stage 2 of the project will be brought forward by two years.

Member for Penrith Stuart Ayres joined Kay Hyman, NBMLHD Chief Executive and Peter Collins, Chairperson NBMLHD to officially open the new Somerset Cottage Early Childhood Education and Care Centre at Nepean Hospital.

Two huge construction tower cranes at Nepean Hospital were officially named today as part of the Name the Twin Cranes primary school competition.

Local Aboriginal school students have joined the construction team on the $1 billion Nepean Redevelopment Stage 1 to launch their trade careers under a successful training program.

The competition to “Name the Twin Cranes” used in the $576 million Stage 1 Nepean Hospital Redevelopment has officially opened to primary school students in the Nepean and Blue Mountains areas.

Work has begun on the new childcare centre at Nepean Hospital, with Stuart Ayres MP, Member for Penrith today joining NBMLHD Chief Executive Kay Hyman and District Board Chair Peter Collins to turn the first sod on construction.

On Friday 23 August, a traditional Aboriginal smoking ceremony was held to mark contruction completion at Cancer Care - delivering 15 new chemotherapy treatment spaces and a third radiation therapy bunker. Doors  open to patients on 16 September.

More than 600 new parking spaces will be available next week to patients and their loved ones at Nepean Hospital as the NSW Government undertakes major construction work on the $1 billion upgrade to health services.

Staff, patient and community members celebrated the cleansing of the new Katoomba Community Dialysis Centre in a traditional Aboriginal smoking ceremony.

Nepean Hospital upgrade continues with new childcare centre development application approved.

The new link-bridge, which was craned into place recently, connects the hospital to the new multi-storey car park and rooftop helipad.

Smoking Ceremony marks the opening of new Nepean Cancer Care Centre clinic rooms.

A development application was submitted to Penrith City Council today for construction of a new childcare centre at Nepean Hospital to support staff with young families.
 

On Friday 16 November 2018, designs were unveiled for the the schematic design for Stage 1 of the Nepean Redevelopment, which includes a new 14-storey clinical building.

From 19 Nov - 17 Dec 2018 we are hitting the streets of Penrith, Blue Mountains, Hawkesbury and Lithgow to capture valuable feedback into the look and feel of public spaces for the new Stage 1 hospital tower.

Member for Penrith, Stuart Ayres and Member for Mulgoa, Tanya Davies were on-site to celebrate the first concrete pour for the multi-storey car park at Nepean Hospital.

The Parliamentary Secretary for Regional and Rural Health, Leslie Williams visited Blue Mountains District ANZAC Memorial Hospital today for the offical sod turning ceremony for the new renal unit which will provide life-saving dialysis treatment much closer to home for patients living in the Blue Mountains.

On 25 March 2018, the NSW Government pledged an additional $450 million for Stage 2 of the Nepean Redevelopment.

Premier, Gladys Berejikilian, Health Minister, Brad Hazzard and Member for Penrith, Stuart Ayres visited Nepean Hospital to start demolition of Pialla for a new multi-storey car park on campus.

The development application process had begun for the new clinical tower at Nepean hospital.

A consumer committee has been established to provide regular input into the Nepean Redevelopment.

NSW Government announces $550 million towards the Nepean Redevelopment Stage 1. An additional $26 million has been allocated construct a new multi-storey car park to support the expansion of services.