| Donna Davis, MP said: “This milestone is ... the most significant mental health infrastructure projects in the State's history. |
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First major concrete pour underway for state’s largest Mental Health Facility
15 October 2025
(See translation in Arabic section)
Sydney-Middle East Times Int'l: Construction
of the new $540 million Integrated Mental Health Complex at the
Westmead Health Precinct has reached a significant milestone, with the
completion of the first major concrete pour for the project.
The
concrete will form the foundation for the new state-of-the-art health
facility, marking the next phase of construction as the building begins
to take shape.
Approximately 1,300 cubic metres of concrete will be
used in this first stage to support the ground floor, which will be
delivered to the site by 220 concrete trucks. In total, more than
122,000 cubic metres of concrete, equivalent to 48 Olympic sized
swimming pools, will be poured over the life of the project.
This
milestone marks the first of five major concrete pours that will take
place over the coming months, which will form the structural foundation
of the new 10-storey mental health facility.
The Integrated Mental
Health Complex will be the largest mental health facility in NSW,
delivering high-quality, contemporary care and support in purpose-built
therapeutic environments.
Work is progressing well on site, with two
120-metre-high tower cranes recently installed on site to support
construction, now prominent landmarks at the Westmead Health Precinct.
The new facility will include:
• Acute mental health beds, with beds for youth, adolescents, adults, older persons and people living with eating disorders
• Mental health intensive care and high dependency units
• Sub and non-acute mental health beds
• Multidisciplinary ambulatory and outpatient services.
The
Westmead Integrated Mental Health Complex will support almost 1000
direct jobs with the potential for supporting thousands of indirect jobs
throughout the life of the project.
Construction of the new
facility is expected to be completed in 2027. To learn more about the
project visit www.nsw.gov.au/imhc-westmead
Donna Davis, Member for Parramatta said:
“This
milestone is a major step forward in delivering one of the most
significant mental health infrastructure projects in the State's
history.
“Located at the Westmead Health Precinct, the new state of
the art health facility will be connected to Westmead Hospital to
provide better integration between mental health and other clinical
services and facilities.
“It will help address the growing demand
for mental health services and enable the delivery of contemporary,
best-practice care for Western Sydney communities.”
“It’s pleasing
to see the new health facility take shape bringing us one step closer to
transforming the way we deliver care in Parramatta.” |
