AGY-7156 | Westmead Centre (1978-1979) / Westmead Hospital (1980- )

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Westmead Centre was commissioned in 1975 by the Health Commission of NSW. (1)

The first ward block was completed at the end of October 1978 (2) and it officially opened on 10 November 1978 as a teaching hospital of the University of Sydney. (3)

In 1980, the hospital construction was completed and the name changed from Westmead Centre to Westmead Hospital. (4) During this time, the second ward block with a capacity of 400 patients, the accident and emergency block, staff residential accommodation, dental school, and Coroner’s Court were completed. (5)

A new block was built at Westmead Hospital in the 2006/2007 financial year, which included new facilities for intensive care services, neuro-trauma high dependency care and allied health, complete with gymnasium and hydrotherapy pool. (6)

In February 2023, a new Mother Baby Unit was completed at Westmead Hospital with the first patient admitted in April 2023. (7)

In 2026, Westmead Hospital was part of the Western Sydney Local Health District. (8)

End notes:
1. New South Wales Public Works Department Annual Report 1979-80, p. 61.
2. New South Wales Public Works Department Annual Report 1978-79, p. 53.
3. “Parramatta Hospitals - Westmead Centre”, The University of Sydney School of Medicine Online Museum, https://www.sydney.edu.au/medicine/museum/mwmuseum/index.php/Parramatta_Hospitals_-_Westmead_Centre (accessed 14/10/2026)
4. New South Wales Public Works Department Annual Report 1983-84, p. 12.
5. New South Wales Public Works Department, Annual Report 1979-80, p. 61.
6. NSW Department of Health, Annual Report 2006/07, p. 265.
7. NSW Health, Annual Report 2022-23, p. 308.
8. “Hospitals and facilities in Western Sydney”, NSW Government https://www.nsw.gov.au/departments-and-agencies/wslhd/hospitals-and-facilities (accessed 01/09/2026).