Kids Emergency at Westmead is moving to a new home
Healthcare across the Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network will be transformed in March with the opening of services in Westmead’s Central Acute Services Building (CASB).
Our Children’s Emergency Department at Westmead will move into the new building next month and provide fast-tracked service to ensure our patients are treated quickly and safely in an environment that has been built for the future.
The children’s departments in the CASB (Block K) are located on the main entry level of the building (level 2), with access to operating theatres located on the floor above.
Services within the new building include:
- Emergency Department (ED)
- Children’s Short Stay Unit (CSSU)
- Additional Medical Imaging and pharmacy departments to service the ED and CSSU
- Additional digital operating theatres
Read the FAQs to find out more, or call the Hospital Switchboard (02) 9845 0000.
Where is the new building located?
Between The Children's Hospital at Westmead and Westmead Hospital. The main entrance is off Hawkesbury Road - look for the 'Westmead Health precinct' sign on the side of the building.
Where is the new Children’s Emergency Department located?
Just inside the main entrance to the building on the ground level (level 2). Look out for the sign that says Entrance 10.
You’ll know you have arrived once you have reached the large red column with the sign “Children’s Emergency”
Where can I park?
Car parking is available underneath the building, enter via the main entry plaza and take the ramp down.
There is an additional public car park (P5) on Hawkesbury Road, on the corner of the entry driveway into the new building's main entry plaza.
Is there a dedicated drop-off zone?
There is a 15-minute drop-off and pick-up zone outside the Children’s Emergency Department entrance
There is also a dedicated drop-off and pick-up zone for patients with mobility access and who have Mobility Parking Scheme permits in the same location
How can I get to the existing Children’s Hospital if I’m inside the new building?
There is internal and external access between the Children's Hospital's main building and Emergency.
Stay indoors: When exiting out the Children's Emergency main entry, turn left and follow the linkway for around 100 metres to enter the main building. Following the multi-coloured windows until you reach the Hospital.
Get some fresh air: Exit the building through the front entry plaza and turn left down Hawkesbury Road. The Hospital's main entrance is on your left.
How can I get to the new building from the Children’s Hospital?
There is internal and external access between the Children's Hospital's main building and Emergency.
Stay indoors: From the Hospital main entrance, follow the red signs to our two main lifts. Take the lift to level three and travel left along the linkway. Once you reach the multi-coloured windows, continue on until you reach the Children's Emergency on your right.
Get some fresh air: Exit the building through the front main entry and turn right down Hawkesbury Road. The new building's main entry is on your right through the main green plaza.