As part of the $120M investment to further upgrade Blacktown and Mount Druitt Hospitals, the project will provide expanded and contemporary acute inpatient capacity with a total of 60 additional beds across both hospitals, relieving pressure and improving patient flow to support the hardworking hospital staff.
Bringing forward the delivery of these additional beds is part of the Government’s commitment to better meeting the healthcare needs of the growing western Sydney community, while working closely with the Commonwealth to address growing bed block caused by aged care and NDIS patients stuck in public hospitals across NSW.
Building contractor, Icon has been awarded the contract following a competitive tender process and work is set to begin in the coming weeks. The 30 new beds will be added across existing wards within expansion zones at Blacktown Hospital.
Blacktown’s Emergency Department sees more than 64,000 patients each year, with emergency (triage category 2) patient presentations having doubled since 2015.
The bed expansion project at Blacktown Hospital will include new patient rooms, along with expanded clinical and non-clinical support service spaces.
Construction will be carried out in stages to minimise disruption, with hospital services remaining operational throughout the redevelopment.
A planning application was also lodged in late 2025 for additional beds at Mount Druitt Hospital. This project will increase medical and surgical capacity.
The Government is investing in more staff, more hospitals and more beds with $1.3BB of additional funding in the 2025-26 budget to support the delivery of health facilities and services across Western Sydney including:
• An additional $700M for the new Bankstown Hospital, increasing the total investment in the new hospital to $2B.
• A new Rouse Hill Hospital which will feature an emergency department as well as birthing suites;
• $492M for a Statewide Pathology Hub on the Westmead campus; $40.1M boost to the new Paediatric Services Building at Westmead in partnership with the Sydney Children’s Hospitals Foundation.
• $22.3M to establish a new paediatric hospice at the Children’s Hospital at Westmead.
Other projects in the western Sydney region include upgrades at Nepean, Liverpool, Canterbury, Fairfield, Camden and Campbelltown hospitals and the new Integrated Mental Health Complex at Westmead.
The additional beds for Blacktown Hospital come at a time when NSW grapples with a sharp increase in the number of patients unable to be safely discharged because they are waiting to access a Commonwealth aged care or National Disability Insurance Scheme (As ) placement.
At Blacktown Hospital, this number almost tripled in the year to October 2025, from 7 to 18 patients.
The NSW Government is working constructively with the Commonwealth Government to settle a new National Health Reform Agreement to help address these challenges.
Member for Blacktown, Stephen Bali said: “There’s more work to do but getting these new beds online ahead of schedule will relieve pressure and improve patient experience."
Member for Mount Druitt, Edmond Atalla said he’s delighted that the government has been able to deliver these additional beds earlier than planned.
“With delays in NDIS and aged care placements increasing bed block at Blacktown Hospital this past year, these extra beds are absolutely crucial and will result in improved patient flow and will relieve pressure on our emergency department. Delivering them early will make a real difference for patients, families and staff across western Sydney,” he said.
