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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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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!
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.
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.
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 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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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!
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!
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!
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 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.
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.