Nepean Hospital

Nepean Hospital is a 520-bed teaching hospital and regional trauma centre,[1] providing tertiary referral services for the Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District. Nepean Hospital is located at the base of the Blue Mountains in Kingswood, New South Wales, Australia.

Nepean Hospital
Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District
Aerial photograph of Nepean Hospital
Geography
LocationKingswood, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Coordinates33.7599°S 150.7131°E / -33.7599; 150.7131
Organisation
Care systemPublic Medicare (AU)
TypeTeaching
Affiliated universityUniversity of Sydney
Services
Emergency departmentYes
Beds520
Helipads
Helipad(ICAO: YXNE)
Number Length Surface
ft m
1 concrete
Links
WebsiteNBMLHD - Nepean Hospital - About Us
ListsHospitals in Australia

Nepean Emergency Department treats over 62,000 admitted patients annually.[2] The Emergency Department is a purpose built facility with an adjacent short stay unit, and provides emergency care for a diverse case mix including paediatric patients. It is supported by multi-speciality services including 24 beds in the Intensive Care Unit, 24-hour interventional cardiology, hematology, trauma services, neurosurgery, thoracic surgery, urology, plastic surgery, paediatrics and obstetrics and gynaecology.

Also on the Nepean Hospital campus are a Neonatal ICU, Tresillian Family Care Centre,[3] Menopause Service, Nepean Cancer Care Centre, Diabetes Service, Rehabilitation medicine and the Wentworth Centre for Drug and Alcohol Medicine. Nepean hospital hosts 14 operating theatres, with 6 operating theatres which opened in March 2012.

Nepean Hospital's operating suite is a 24-hour service covering urology; gynaecology & obstetrics; colorectal; upper GIT; maxillofacial; plastics; thoracic; pain team; dental; orthopaedics; vascular; neurosurgery; ENT; general; some paediatric; some endoscopic and emergency/trauma surgical specialties. Additionally, 24 hour access includes CT scanner and MRI services.

The Nepean Hospital new surgical wards, named East Wing, were opened on 12 March 2012.

A multistage re-development of the hospital campus commenced in 2019, with the first of two new hospital towers planned to open in 2022. The stage 1 building will provide space for a refurbished emergency department, neonatal ICU, further operating suites and inpatient units, in addition to a rooftop helipad.[4]

The hospital hosts a clinical school of Sydney Medical School at the University of Sydney.[5]

The first Penrith hospital was opened in 1860, containing 6 beds and was located on the modern day Cox Street.[5]

See also

References
  1. "NSW Institute of Trauma and Injury Management - Trauma services".
  2. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare data for 2019-2020. https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports-data/myhospitals/hospital/h0056
  3. https://www.tresillian.org.au/about-us/who-we-are/overview/
  4. http://www.nepeanredevelopment.health.nsw.gov.au/
  5. "NBMLHD: Nepean Hospital".
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