Minister for Health Ryan Park and 8 year old Miller Townsend
Bahtabah, Worimi and Biraban Elders were welcome visitors to the JHHIP site
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Artist Ellie Hannon talks about the works she has created in consultation with hospital staff and patients
New year, new update from the site
The arrival of the new year has been marked with a visit from two local Ministers who were keen to see the latest progress on the site.
Thanks for another great year
Check out some of the milestones and progress we've achieved this year
Members from the Hunter branch were keen to take a look at the JHHIP development.
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The JHHIP project team recently asked staff to vote on a shortlist of names for two new roads. These roads are found on the western and northern boundaries of the campus and are set to open on 10 October 2024.
The JHHIP project team recently invited John Hunter Hospital staff and precinct partners to tour two new roads ahead of their opening in October.
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Get ready for changes to campus traffic that begin soon.
Find out how clinical staff have helped design the new ICU
Feedback from the clinical team has been vital in developing the design of the new emergency department.
Check out the latest video update from the site
Check out the latest JHHIP video update from the site.
JHHIP Project Director Narelle Bromilow was proud to share the stage at the Women in Building and Associated Services breakfast recently.
A large artwork made of thousands of individual light reflectors – like those found on bicycle wheels – will be one of the major artworks for JHHIP.
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Large printouts of the plans for each floor of the new JHHIP building that show the connection points to the existing hospital are now available to order.
Check out our JHHIP video update of site progress.
The project team has commenced ‘breaking through’ from the back of the existing John Hunter Hospital.
Local artist Ellie Hannon creates six new artworks for the precinct.
Registrations open for female high school students
Women employed on the project are contributing valuable skills and building their careers, making up 16 per cent of the workers on site each day.
The John Hunter Health and Innovation Precinct (JHHIP) team recently welcomed Rachel Stephen-Smith, ACT Minister for Health and staff from Major Projects Canberra, ACT Health Directorate and Canberra Health Services.
Two sessions were held this month to offer more information and answer any questions that Aboriginal staff may have.
Local artist Ellie Hannon, who is creating artwork that will be displayed as graphics in the new hospital building, joined the project team at the Olive Tree Christmas Markets.
The team hosted a visit from John Hunter Hospital Service Managers to take a look at what is happening from a site level.
The John Hunter Health and Innovation Precinct (JHHIP) team joined together recently to marvel at a unique piece of infrastructure – a life-size Gingerbread House.
Developing art for the redevelopment hinges on collaboration with patients, staff and the community
Progress over the past 12 months includes new site offices, expansion of Carpark 5 and the foundation work for the new building that will connect to the existing hospital
The John Hunter Multiplex Jump Start Program provides women with mentoring, workshops and information sessions so they know more about working in construction.
The building site received a very special visit this week from children who attend Possum Place Child Care Centre on the John Hunter Hospital campus.
The JHHIP team joined with Transport for NSW to update the infrastrucutre industry on these two key projects.
The teddy bears of Newcastle and the Hunter region are now fighting fit thanks to our recent community event.
Birthing rooms with baths and seating that converts to an overnight bed are just some of the features that will be part of the new spaces.
The project team has recently completed more than 400 hours of consultation with project user groups (PUGs) to finalise the detailed designs for all areas of the new development.
Feedback from project user groups has been vital in helping finalise the new spaces
The JHHIP project team and volunteer teddy medical staff will be running a community pop-up session themed as a Teddy Bears’ Clinic at Charlestown Square on Friday 15 and Saturday 16 September from 10am-1pm.
An important part of the redevelopment is the upgrades and modifications to roads around the precinct.
The first concrete slab has been poured and 600 tonnes of steel have been installed in a major milestone for the project
Our cranes now have names. Read more about our winners and runners-up.
Find out how the project has integrated environmental considerations into our work to deliver tangible, sustainable outcomes.
The time has come to place your vote, which will decide the John Hunter's crane names.
Put your thinking caps on and help us name the John Hunter Health and Innovation Precinct's cranes. There are plenty of prizes up for grabs.
A new centre that links locals to jobs in the construction industry has been opened as part of the project.
The John Hunter Health and Innovation Precinct just got a little more colourful.
Work on the John Hunter Health and Innovation Precinct is on track with the arrival and installation of the first tower crane.
The project team invited representatives from the Local Health District, APP, Multiplex and the local Aboriginal community to hear about the new plan launched by Health Infrastructure
The cranes are here and have started work on our Acute Services Building, a key feature of
While patients, visitors and staff watch the development through the hospital windows, our new stickers shed more light on what's going on.
The project has built several prototype rooms of that are close replicas of what will likely be seen in the new Acute Services Building.
Feedback from staff, patients, their families and carers has helped shape the design of the prototype rooms that are close replicas of what to expect in the new building.
We joined forces with the Closing The Gap Collaborative and closed out 2022 with a staff barbeque
During the construction a natural ochre pit was discovered onsite. This is a valuable and versatile cultural resource that holds deep meaning for Aboriginal people.
While work continues on the John Hunter Health and Innovation Precinct project, there’ll soon be plenty of activity taking place just outside the precinct too.
Local Aboriginal Land Councils and Elders were invited to participate in a seedling collection led by Kentan Proctor and the Green Team from Bahtabah Local Aboriginal Land Council.
Main works construction has officially commenced on the $835 million John Hunter Health and Innovation Precinct.
Hear how we're minimising any impact we have on the biodiversity in the area
Growing evidence shows that incorporating arts into health facilities has proven clinical benefits to the health system as a whole.
Engaging with those who guide patients and visitors is a key step in preparing for the John Hunter Health and Innovation Precinct.
Involving the local Aboriginal community in all aspects of the development was a key request from the community during consultation and engagement.
Work has begun on the John Hunter Health and Innovation Precinct. The project is scheduled for completion in 2026 but we can take a look now at the new precinct.
A traditional sod turn ceremony has marked the start of construction of the new seven-storey Acute Services Building, the centrepiece of the $835 million John Hunter Health and Innovation Precinct.
Local Aboriginal Land Council representatives visited the site recently to help identify trees and plants used in Aboriginal Culture.
Multiplex Constructions will start work on Monday 11 April
Consulting with our local Aboriginal community is vital to the project
The $835 million expansion of the John Hunter and John Hunter Children’s Hospitals reached a major milestone in December with the NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment granting approval of the SSDA for the project.
A new role has been created that is committed to genuine engagement with our Aboriginal community
Young people co-design Nexus Mental Health Unit
Health Minister Brad Hazzard today visited the hospital to unveil the schematic designs of $835million expansion of the John Hunter and John Hunter Children’s Hospitals.
The future vision of the world-class expansion of John Hunter and John Hunter Children’s Hospital has been unveiled.
A milestone has been achieved for the John Hunter Health and Innovation Precinct project, with works completed on the interim Emergency Department
A milestone has been achieved for the John Hunter Health and Innovation Precinct, with works commencing on the Emergency Department interim expansion in mid 2020, five months ahead of schedule.
Hunter New England Local Health District Chief Executive, Michael DiRienzo, and Executive Director Infrastructure and Planning, Ramsey Awad, presented the John Hunter Health and Innovation Precinct Master Plan to staff at the John Hunter and John Hunter Children’s Hospitals in August 2019.