Early Contractor Involvement success with Central Acute Services Building appointment

The design was finalised during an extensive user group consultation process with clinicians, patients, families and community members.

By consulting with the user group Multiplex were able to bring together the views of all the people involved with the hospital building over its long life, to ensure an environment that supports their working and healing is created.

The 14 storey acute services building, was designed by HDR Rice Daubney. The building has been built up rather than out and doesn’t follow the traditional large horizontal floorplate, which means faster transfer times, more natural light and better views from rooms, aiding the patient experience and recovery

The building connects Westmead Hospital and The Children’s Hospital at Westmead and provide a total of 95,559 square metres of space, hosting a range of adult and paediatric services including emergency, pharmacy, imaging and state-of-the art operating suites. It also includes a floor and a half of University of Sydney space. A helipad is located on level 13 and underground car parking spaces are also part of the project./p.