Royal Prince Alfred Hospital Redevelopment

The Royal Prince Alfred Hospital Redevelopment is the redevelopment of the hopsital including a new 15 storey hospital building; three storey extension to the east of the existing clinical services building; two storey vertical expansion of RPA Building 89; refurbishment works; demolition; temporary helipad; and a new open garden courtyard.

Works will comprise:

• Demolition of:
  • Building 94 and the RPA Chapel, and
  • the existing helicopter landing site (HLS) and ambulance drop-off canopy.
• Partial façade removal and internal partition demolition. 
• Construction of a 15-storey building to the east of building B89, known as the ‘East Wing’, including:
  • clinical space for Inpatient Units, Medical Imaging, Delivery, Neonatal and Women’s Health Services
  • a rooftop HLS, and
  • green roofs at Levels six, nine, 11, and 13.
• Construction of a two-storey vertical extension over B89, known as the ‘Northern Expansion’, including:
  • clinical space for an expanded Intensive Care Unit
  • rooftop solar panels
  • re-cladding of the existing northern façade of B89 to match, and
  • a triple-height void with green roof and terrace above.
• Construction of a new landscaped Northern Arrival from B89 fronting Johns Hopkins Drive, providing expanded PU/DO facilities.  
• Construction of a three-storey extension to the east of B89, known as the ‘Eastern Extension’, including:
  • clinical space for expanded operating theatres, and
  • rooftop plant and a green roof.

The project will be delivered in three Stages over five years as follows:

• Construction Phase One (October 2023 to October 2026)
  • demolition, tree removal and service diversions
  • construction of the new East Wing
  • vertical extension to B89. o construction of the temporary HLS, and
  • internal building works including new lift installations and construction of a linkway at Level 7.
• Construction Phase Two (November 2023 to February 2026)
  • external extension civil and piling, structural and façade, and
  • loading dock road lowering and associated service relocations.
• Construction Phase Three (November 2026 to July 2028)
  • eastern extension connections into the existing and internal fit-out
  • relocation of existing departments
  • internal refurbishments (including recovery/perioperative unit, ED, ambulance entry, radiology rooms and cardiac catheter labs (warm shell), and
  • site wide landscaping.