Nepean Hospital
| Nepean Hospital | |
|---|---|
| Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District | |
 Aerial photograph of Nepean Hospital | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Kingswood, Sydney, NSW, Australia |
| Coordinates | 33°45′36″S 150°42′47″E / 33.7599°S 150.7131°ECoordinates: 33°45′36″S 150°42′47″E / 33.7599°S 150.7131°E |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | Public Medicare (AU) |
| Hospital type | Teaching |
| Affiliated university | University of Sydney |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Yes |
| Beds | 520 |
| Links | |
| Website | NBMLHD - Nepean Hospital - About Us |
| Lists | Hospitals in Australia |
Nepean Hospital is a 520-bed teaching hospital in Kingswood. Nepean Hospital is located at the base of the Blue Mountains in Penrith, New South Wales, Australia.
Nepean Emergency Department treats over 54,000 patients annually. The Emergency Department is a purpose built facility with an adjacent short stay unit, and provides emergency care for a diverse case mix including paediatric patients. It is supported by multi-speciality services including 24 beds in the Intensive Care Unit, 24-hour interventional cardiology, haematoloy, trauma services, neurosurgery, thoracic surgery, urology, plastic surgery, paediatrics and obstetrics and gynaecology.
Also on the Nepean Hospital campus are a Neonatal ICU, Tresillian Family Care Centre, Menopause Service, Nepean Cancer Care Centre, Diabetes Service, Rehabilitation medicine and the Wentworth Centre for Drug and Alcohol Medicine. Nepean hospital hosts 14 operating theatres, with 6 operating theatres which opened in March 2012.
Nepean hospital's operating suite is a 24-hour service covering urology; gynae & obstetrics; colo-rectal; upper GIT; Facio-maxillary; plastics; thoracic; pain team; dental; orthopaedics; vascular; neuro; ENT; general; Some Paediatric; some endoscopic and Emergency/Trauma surgical specialties. Additionally, 24 hour access includes CT scanner and MRI services.
The Nepean Hospital Surgical Wing was opened on 12 March 2012.
The hospital hosts a clinical school of Sydney Medical School at the University of Sydney.[1]
The first Penrith hospital was opened in 1860, containing 6 beds and was located on the modern day Cox Street.[1]