The $835 million John Hunter Health and Innovation Precinct is rapidly evolving with 450 workers on site each day.
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Concrete has been poured for all four levels of the new multi-storey car park, which will deliver more than 900 car parking spaces for staff, patients and visitors.
Work is also underway to connect the existing hospital to the new acute services building via three new link bridges. These new link bridges will align with the hospital's existing main entry.
Work on new and existing roads to connect the precinct to the Rankin Park to Jesmond section of the Newcastle Inner City Bypass is also nearing completion.
The acute services building is scheduled for completion late next year with refurbishment of some areas of the existing hospital to follow.
The precinct is expected to be completed in 2027.
The precinct will significantly increase the capacity to provide essential healthcare services to Newcastle, the greater Hunter region and northern NSW communities.
It will include:
- New emergency department and more adult and paediatric critical care services
- Birthing suite and inpatient maternity unit
- Neonatal intensive care unit and special care nursery
- Rooftop helipad
- Operating theatres, interventional and procedure spaces and
- More than 900 car spaces for staff and visitors.
Matthew Kelly
Matthew Kelly has worked as a journalist for more than 25 years. He has been working as a general reporter at the Newcastle Herald since 2018. In recent years he has reported on subjects including environment, energy, water security, manufacturing and higher education. He has previously covered issues including the health and environmental impacts of uncovered coal wagons in the Hunter Valley, the pollution of legacy of former industrial sites and freedom of information issues.
Matthew Kelly has worked as a journalist for more than 25 years. He has been working as a general reporter at the Newcastle Herald since 2018. In recent years he has reported on subjects including environment, energy, water security, manufacturing and higher education. He has previously covered issues including the health and environmental impacts of uncovered coal wagons in the Hunter Valley, the pollution of legacy of former industrial sites and freedom of information issues.
