Acute Services Building now open

The St George Hospital Acute Services Building (ASB) was officially opened by the Premier, The Hon Gladys Berejiklian and the Minister for Health, the Hon Brad Hazzard.

Behind the scenes, the building was being commissioned ahead of the official opening and the first services commenced their move in late October.

The new building features:

• A 52 bed intensive care unit
• A high dependency unit
• Cardiac catheterisation unit
• Eight digital and interventional operating theatres (complementing the current eight operating theatres and thereby doubling the number of operating theatres)
• 128 inpatient beds
• A sterilising services department
• A rooftop helipad (so that patient transfers have a direct route from the helipad to Intensive Care, Emergency and theatres)
• Office support areas and
• An impressive Atrium, which provides a critical linkage from the new building to the existing Emergency Department, Tower Ward Block and Clinical Services Building.

Gray Street Main Entry Upgrade

St George Hospital’s Gray Street main entry is being upgraded.

The external entry has been completed, but internal works are continuing.

Please follow the signs until all works have been completed.

Community Open Day a huge success

Over 2,000 people attended the ASB Community and Staff Open Day on Saturday 14 October.

Pictured at the ribbon cutting to mark the start of the Open day are (from left to right) Vicki Manning, Cath Whitehurst (slightly back) Mark Coure MP, Leisa Rathborne, Clare Loveday and Allan Ajami.

Visitors were able to tour the operating suites, inpatient unit and intensive care before they become operational.
Visitors were also able to hear presentations on the building and the services and the arts strategy and artists.
 

Architectural Features of the Acute Services Building

Look up at the Acute Services Building from Gray Street and you will see the beautiful green wall recessed into one of the architectural features of the building.

The green wall provides a soothing backdrop on the balcony and outdoor space for patients and their visitors to enjoy.

Acute Services Building Officially Opened by Premier and Minister

The Minister for Health, the Hon Brad Hazzard, was joined by the Premier, The Hon Gladys Berejiklian (right of the plaque) and left to right, Mark Coure, MP, Theresa Jacques, Director ICU and Michael Still, SESLHD Board Chair to officially open the Acute Services Building on Monday 30 October.
 
After the official opening, the Premier and Minister took the time to tour the building and meet one of the first patients.

Arts Strategy to improve patient wellbeing

The “Dragon Tail Comet” is a striking feature of the new Atrium in the Acute Services Building, enhancing the architectural beauty of the new space and providing a sense of arrival in the building.

Well known artist Lindy Lee, whose work develops links with the local Chinese Australian community, investigates humanity’s close relationship to nature and the universe.

Lee created the 13-metre, suspended artwork located in the new atrium of the Acute Services Building. 

History Wall – a new feature

A much-travelled corridor in the St George Hospital now has a new feature – a history wall of historical images of the Hospital.

The images have a strong architectural theme, honouring the physical facilities that have constituted the Hospital over time, including contemporary photographs of the new Acute Services Building – the tallest building in Kogarah.

Now open

The new Kensington Street access is a welcome addition to St George Hospital.

It includes a new 55 space street level car park, new hospital entrance and a new drop-off zone.

This will improve access to and from the Kogarah town centre, and provide better access for patients and visitors to the hospital.