Construction has commenced on Wyvern Private Hospital, an $88-million, 84-bed private hospital in Terrey Hills. The facility is expected to undertake complex surgeries and provide acute health care services.
Land clearing has started on the 4-hectare site situated between Myoora and Larool Roads in Terry Hills, making way for the development that secured approval from the State Planning Panel in 2018.
Designed by Bureau SRH, the project is expected to deliver three pavilion-style buildings of up to three storeys separated by landscaped courtyards.
The development includes a range of high-end specialist and health services facilities including radiology, hydrotherapy, rehabilitation, ICU, operating theatre, plus associated administrative and front of house services.
There will be about 99 Staff at the hospital including 22 Doctors, 69 Nursing Staff, and 8 Administration Staff.
The hospital will provide acute health care with a total of 88 beds including surgical (56 beds), intensive care unit (8 beds) and rehabilitation (20 beds). Areas of focus include cardiology, vascular, spinal surgery, neurosurgery, and orthopedic.
The radiology department will come equipped with CT, MRI, X-Ray and ultrasound imaging capabilities whilst the physiotherapy and rehabilitation facility will have a hydrotherapy pool and a gymnasium.
Moreover, there will be a total of five large general operating theatres, one hybrid operating theatre, and one Cardiac Cath Lab operating theatre along with specialist consulting suites and staff support offices, a cafe, a pharmacy and a pathology department.
A total of 136 car parking spaces will be provided:
- Basement Level – 69 spaces including 6 accessible car parking spaces
- Lower Ground Floor – 28 spaces
- Ground Floor – 4 spaces
- Level 02 – 35 spaces
To address concerns regarding the development’s impact on the flora and fauna as well as the pygmy-possum population on the Duffys Forest, the developer committed to protecting 35 per cent of the site in “perpetuity” by leaving it untouched and will only be accessible to arborists and ecologists.
“An extraordinary aspect of the new hospital will be the surrounding natural landscaped setting of Duffys Forest and the onsite coastal upland swamp. Steeped in Australian history and beauty it’s the home to the eastern pygmy-possum, one of the smallest possums in the world and currently noted under a vulnerable conservation status. The hospital has committed to being custodians of the land’s ecosystem and inhabitants, a commitment they hold with great pride, encapsulating Wyvern health’s mantra ‘Care without Compromise’,” the ADP Consulting wrote on its website about the project.
The project is expected to be completed in about 22 months.