WIN Program
Women's Health & Newborn Care
Latest News...
- The Birth Unit is now open on level 3 with 13 purpose-built rooms, each with ensuite bathroom or large shower.
- The new Women's Health Ward is now open on level 4. Enter via the main foyer and take the new lift to level 4.
Patient information
- Are you having a baby at Westmead Hospital? Click here for the fact sheet.
- The new Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Special Care Nursery and Gumnut Nursery are now open in the Centre for Newborn Care, level 3, Westmead Hospital (entry from main foyer). New reception number 9845 6144.
- The Post-Natal Unit has moved to the Maternity Ward. Access is via the new lift in the main entry foyer of Westmead Hospital. New contact number is 9845 6161.
- Women's Health Clinics NOW OPEN for antenatal and gynaecology, Day Assessment, Fetal Welfare and Early Pregnancy Assessment Centre. Entry via main foyer. New reception tel 9845 6508.
- New Women's Health Ward for prenatal and gynaecological is NOW OPEN on level 4. Entry via main entrance and new main foyer lift.
- New Birth Unit opening in 2008.
- Click here for our fact sheet - Birth and beyond.
About the project
Project snapshot:
Cost: $31.7 million
Facility: New build at the main entry of the hospital
Currently: Under construction.
First patients: from mid-2007.
About Women's Health & Newborn Care
Women's Health and Newborn Care provides:
- maternity care before, during and after childbirth
- care for high-risk pregnancies
- care for newborns and neonates
- treatment of some gynaecological disorders
- infertility services
- some children's services and other services.
Services are provided primarily for residents in the Western Sydney Health area, but some high level services are also provided for women and babies from other areas of Sydney and rural NSW.
As part of WIN Stage One, Western Sydney Health will develop a new facility for women's health and newborn care that will include:
- an in-patient unit for pre-natal and post-natal patients
- ambulatory (same day and outpatient) services for pre- and post-natal patients
- a birthing unit
- ultrasound services
- neonatology including a special care nursery and neonatal intensive care unit (NICU)
- inpatient and outpatient services for gynaecology and gynaecology oncology (cancer) patients
- a privately operated fertility centre.
The new centre
At main entry level, level 2, Women's Health Clinics:
- New reception, waiting area and clinics for outpatient (ambulatory) services
- Maternity outpatient services specimen collection (blood/urine) including clinics, education and blood collection
- Fertility services including treatment, laboratory services, consultation, counselling and examination rooms
- Storage and office areas
- Created in existing space (formerly administrative area)
- Will include some refurbishment of the main entrance
- New Westmead Fertility Centre under construction.
At level 3, Birth Unit & Centre for Newborn Care:
- Reception and waiting rooms
- 13 birthing rooms, each with bathroom or en-suite
- 19-cot Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
- 20-cot Special Care Nursery (12 cots) and Gumnut Nursery (8 cots)
- Parent lounge and two parent bedrooms with en-suites
- Direct connection to operating suites on this level in the adjacent block
- Courtyard areas
- Staff, storage, office and education areas
- Created in existing space (formerly administrative area).
At level 4, Women's Health Ward & Maternity Ward:
- New level built over the existing roof
- 41-bed post-natal unit with 23 single bed rooms and 9 two-bed rooms each with en-suite
- 15-bed pre-natal (ante-natal) unit with 9 single bed rooms and three 2-bed rooms, all with en-suites, for patients who need hospital care prior to giving birth
- 15-bed unit for gynaecology patients (including patients with gynaecological cancer) with nine single rooms and three two-bed rooms, all with en-suites
- Storage, office, education and interview rooms, plus a bereavement room.
At level 5:
- New medical helipad for on a new level 5 linked to Emergency Department below (and all adjoining levels) via new dedicated internal lift.
Project timetable:
- Design start November 2004
- Design finish November 2005
- Construction start March 2006
- First patients from mid 2007
- Project complete early 2008
