The funding boost will ensure comprehensive birthing services are delivered as part of the new Rouse Hill Hospital including birthing rooms, a maternity inpatient unit and additional staffing areas.

This will be in addition to the pre and post-natal maternity services already planned.

It follows the recent Federal Government’s $120 million commitment towards birthing services to ensure the hospital meets the needs of the community into the future.

This further investment from the Minns Labor Government brings to the total contribution to the new hospital to $910 million.

The final scope for the Rouse Hill Hospital Development will be determined through the planning process will also include:

• An emergency department and primary access clinic
• Inpatient beds and day surgery services
• Short stay medical assessment services
• Pathology, pharmacy, and medical imaging services  
• Outpatient and ambulatory care services including paediatrics and renal dialysis
• Virtual care and hospital in the home services
• Prehabilitation, rehabilitation and lifestyle medicine. 

The new hospital will be future-proofed and built with expansion zones, to ensure capacity for additional health services in the future. 

Planning and design for the additional maternity services will get underway immediately and delivery timeframes will be determined following the design process and award of a construction contract.

The full scope of health services will be confirmed when planning and design is finalised, and extensive consultation with the community, consumers, staff and stakeholders is being carried out to help inform this planning.

The planned new Rouse Hill Hospital will join a network of maternity and neonatal services provided by the Western Sydney Local Health District through Westmead, Blacktown and Auburn hospitals, meeting the needs of the western Sydney community, offering birthing services to over 10,000 western Sydney women, their babies and families each year.

The new Rouse Hill Hospital is part of the Minns Labor Government’s delivery of more than $3 billion in hospital infrastructure across western Sydney, including:  

• $1.3 billion for the New Bankstown Hospital
• $550 million for the Fairfield Hospital Redevelopment
• $120 million for additional treatment spaces for Blacktown and Mount Druitt Hospitals
• $350 million for the Canterbury Hospital Redevelopment.

For information about the new Rouse Hill Hospital, including the stakeholder and community engagement summary visit the Rouse Hill Hospital website.

Quotes attributable to NSW Deputy Premier and Minister for Western Sydney Prue Car:

“Thanks to the partnership between the Minns Labor Government and the Albanese Labor Government, north-west Sydney is finally getting the high-quality, local healthcare our community has needed for years.

“This region is one of the fastest-growing in the country, and this investment in birthing and maternity services is vital in meeting the needs of local families now and into the future.

“The Liberals had more than a decade in office and failed to deliver even the basics. Labor is delivering real investment - with the infrastructure and services our communities deserve.”

Quotes attributable to Minister for Health Ryan Park:

“After a decade of false starts by the Liberals, the Minns Labor Government is actually getting on with the job of delivering a new hospital for Rouse Hill.

“Unlike the Liberals, we’re actually getting it done, and we’re going to deliver it with an emergency department and birthing services. 

“A comprehensive range of much needed health services, closer to home, for a growing community – that’s what the Minns Labor Government is working to provide.”

Quotes attributable to Member for Riverstone Warren Kirby:

“We’re committed to delivering full birthing and maternity services to the fast-growing communities of north-west Sydney.

“The delivery of birthing services at the new Rouse Hill Hospital will give peace of mind to expectant parents who would otherwise have to travel as far as Blacktown or Westmead to give birth.

“The NSW Government is getting on with the job and delivering a new hospital for the communities of Rouse Hill and surrounds.”

Quotes attributable to Labor spokesperson for Kellyville Peter Primrose MLC:

“Once built, the new Rouse Hill Hospital will serve communities from Rouse Hill to Tallawong, Schofields, The Ponds, North Kellyville, Riverstone, Box Hill and Marsden Park – the addition of birthing services will provide convenience and relief to families in these areas.

“By building this new hospital, we are future-proofing much needed health services for north-western Sydney.”

The Quakers Hill Urgent Care Service is now open 365 days a year from 8am to 8pm seven days a week. Healthcare provided at Quakers Hill Urgent Care Service is bulk-billed.

The service is staffed by General Practitioners and nurses with important diagnostic services on-site including radiology and pathology and is well-supported to treat a range of illnesses and injuries that are deemed urgent, but not life-threatening. This includes minor wounds needing stitches, suspected broken bones and skin infections.

Patients should call Healthdirect on 1800 022 222 to access the service. A registered nurse will assess the patient's condition and then discuss with the patient the best place for their care needs. This may include an appointment at the Quakers Hill Urgent Care Service, a telehealth appointment with the virtualKIDS or virtualGP services, or escalating their care to other services like NSW Ambulance if required.

The Quakers Hill Urgent Care Service is being delivered in partnership with the Western Sydney Primary Health Network.

The Minns Labor Government is working to improve access to care and reduce wait times, through the emergency department relief package which will invest an additional $100 million to fund urgent care services for a further two years, providing a pathway to care outside of our hospitals for an estimated 114,000 patients once fully implemented.

Quotes attributable to Minister for Health, Ryan Park:

“Families in North-Western Sydney now have more pathways to access timely care for conditions which can be safely and effectively treated outside of the emergency department.

“This new service at Quakers Hill will improve access to care, reduce wait times and take pressure off western Sydney’s hospitals.

“I’m committed to increasing availability of healthcare to communities through urgent care services just like this one, which are aimed at bridging the gap between primary care and emergency care, ensuring patients have fast access to the care they need.”

Quotes attributable to Member for Riverstone, Warren Kirby:

"I welcome access to an urgent care service for the residents of Riverstone.

“Quakers Hill’s new Urgent Care Service is a win for the community, and for the health system – in that it will provide an alternative pathway to care for patients with urgent conditions and it will take pressure off Blacktown Hospital and the soon to be built Rouse Hill Hospital.”

Quotes attributable to Western Sydney Primary Health Network spokesperson, Andrew Newton:

“This newest urgent care service in Quakers Hill complements two which are already operating in Auburn and Castle Hill in partnership with Western Sydney PHN.

“Importantly, these services give residents of western Sydney a genuine alternative outside of a busy ED for urgent, but not life-threatening, illnesses and injuries.”

Residents of the Hills, and surrounding communities are invited to learn more about the design for the new Rouse Hill Hospital Development at a series of information sessions taking place from this month.

Planning for the new hospital is progressing as part of the NSW Government’s $700 million investment to improve health outcomes for the Hills, and the surrounding community.

Community information sessions are being held across Western Sydney Local Health District (WSLHD) in the coming weeks. Everyone is welcome to attend to learn about plans for the new hospital, ask the project team questions and provide feedback.  

Community information sessions will be held at the following locations:

• Saturday, 24 August , 11.00am - 1.00pm at Galungara Reserve - Farmland Drive, Schofields
• Wednesday, 28 August,12 midday -2.00pm at Westmead Hospital, Entrance 4
• Wednesday, 28 August,4.00pm -6.00pm at Vinegar Hill Memorial Library, Rouse Hill, Nina Perry room
• Tuesday, 3 September,10.00am-2.00pm Castle Towers, near Coles
• Sunday, 8 September,10.00am–4.00pm at Sydney Boutique Markets, Rouse Hill Town Centre
• Thursday, 12 September, 1.00pm -3.00pm at Blacktown Hospital, Hospital Street, outside of Gloria Jeans

Rouse Hill Hospital is expected to include:  

• An emergency department and urgent care centre;
• Inpatient beds and a day surgery unit;
• Short stay medical assessment services;
• Pathology, pharmacy, and medical imaging services;
• Outpatient and ambulatory care services including paediatrics, renal dialysis and antenatal and postnatal services;
• Virtual care and hospital in the home services
• Prehabilitation, rehabilitation and lifestyle medicine.

The full scope of health services provided by the new hospital will be confirmed when planning and design is finalised, and extensive consultation with the community, consumers, staff and stakeholders is being carried out to help inform this planning.

Further information about the new Rouse Hill Hospital is available on the project website: www.rousehillhospital.health.nsw.gov.au

Construction of the hospital will support an estimated 1,200 direct jobs and thousands of indirect jobs throughout the life of the project.

Construction timeframes for the new development will be confirmed as planning progresses and following the appointment of a building contractor.

The new Rouse Hill Hospital is part of the NSW Government’s $3 billion investment for new and upgraded hospitals and health services across greater western Sydney, one of the largest investments in the region’s health infrastructure in recent years, including:  

• $1.3 billion to build the Bankstown-Lidcombe Hospital on a new site;
• $550 million for the Fairfield Hospital Redevelopment;
• $540 million to build an Integrated Mental Health Complex at Westmead Hospital;
• $350 million for the Canterbury Hospital Redevelopment; and
• $120 million to expand bed capacity at Blacktown and Mount Druitt Hospitals.

Quotes attributable to Minister for Health Ryan Park:

“This project will ensure the thousands of people moving into this growth area every year continue to have access to world-class healthcare now and well into the future.

“This government is working to deliver this $700 million hospital investment for north-west Sydney.

“Consultation with consumers, the local community, staff and stakeholders, will help guide the planning and design process for the hospital to ensure it meets the community health needs of the future.

“Rouse Hill Hospital will become part of a leading network of health services which provide comprehensive integrated care and community-based services.”

Quotes attributable to Member for Riverstone Warren Kirby:

“This is a chance for our local community to get involved and learn more about planning and design for the future of healthcare right on our doorstep.

“Rouse Hill Hospital was promised repeatedly by the former government yet there was no money allocated to make that promise a reality.

“Our government is finally getting on with the job of delivering this crucial healthcare facility for the people living in Sydney’s North West.”

Quotes attributable to WSLHD A/Chief Executive Alison Derrett:

“Our new hospital will meet the evolving needs of the community. It will provide patient-centered care, integrating hospital services with urgent care, early intervention and prevention strategies, along with initiatives to provide care to patients in their own homes.

“In parallel with the planning and design of the new Rouse Hill Hospital, Western Sydney Local Health District is working towards building a more supported health workforce, and we look forward to providing more information about recruitment opportunities as the project progresses.”