2019 Core Values Awards Case Study | Nepean Hospital Stage 1 Redevelopment

Health Infrastructure and Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District

“Winning the Award for Infrastructure – Planning and Design for Nepean Redevelopment Stage 1 has been a great motivator for our project team as we head into the planning and design phase for Stage 2. It has also reassured us that we are on the right track when it comes to meaningful and effective community engagement.

In 2020, the recognition we received at the IAP2 awards will help us break down some of the traditional boundaries around early and regular community participation in the hospital design and planning process. I am also hoping it will give us a mandate to try new methods of engagement across all our health projects.” Nepean Hospital Redevelopment Team

In November 2016, the NSW Government committed $576 million for the Stage 1 major expansion and upgrade of Nepean Hospital and communitybased services to provide essential health care for the growing population in western Sydney.

First built in 1956 as a district hospital at the base of the Blue Mountains, Nepean Hospital now services a population of more than 300,000 residents and is the major specialist referral hospital. The hospital has undergone several minor upgrades over the past 60 years or so. As health care changes and the community grows and diversifies, the hospital is undergoing a major transformation to ensure it is equipped to respond to the community’s health needs now and into the future and the clinician who will provide care for the community.

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Will 2020 be your year to shine? Applications for the 2020 Awards are open until 4:30pm (AEST) Monday, 6 April 2020. Visit the 2020 Core Values Awards page for more information.