In a life threatening emergency dial Triple Zero (000)

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The ACT Government has invested more than $50 million to expand the Centenary Hospital for Women and Children (CHWC) to ensure we are able to meet the growing health needs of the Canberra community and surrounding region for many years to come.

New and expanded services include:

  • Additional 15-bed Postnatal Ward – refreshed from the old antenatal ward to increase bed capacity over time to meet future service demand.
  • Expanded Special Care Nursery – four new cots bringing the total across the Nursery to 18, two parent rooming in rooms taking the total to four and upgraded parent amenities.
  • New integrated Adolescent Unit – with six dedicated mental health beds – a first for the ACT – six medical and surgical beds and two enhanced care beds.
  • New Adolescent Mental Health Day Program – accessed off Gilmore Crescent, this is a purpose-built space for a day program run by Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services.
  • New 3-bed Early Pregnancy Service – a therapeutic, healing space for women and pregnant people with complications relating to early pregnancy.
  • New 15-bed Antenatal and Gynaecology Unit – located beside the Early Pregnancy Service Unit, this new ward allows strong integration between the two services.
  • New Gynaecology Day Unit – a dedicated procedure suite for adolescents and women who require gynaecological treatment.
  • 8-bed Maternity Assessment Unit – for women and pregnant people in the second half of their pregnancy or in the first two weeks after giving birth who need pregnancy-related assessment.
  • New clinical administration building – to support expanded services in Centenary Hospital.
  • Refurbished 12-bed Paediatric High-Care Ward – for children aged between seven days and 17 year who require high levels of care.

Amenities for patients and their families and carers have also been improved to make the hospital experience more comfortable and enhance care outcomes.

What are the benefits for patients and staff?

  • New high quality and accessible health services – the project increases the volume, range and quality of services offered.
  • Improvements to service delivery – creating a critical mass of acute and tertiary services to allow health care professionals to develop and maintain specialist care skills.
  • Improvements to patient experience – better co-location of more services leads to better patient experience.
  • Improved staff training and education – modern teaching and training facilities fully integrated with clinical care.

The expansion project was completed in December 2023.

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In the case of a life threatening emergency, dial Triple Zero (000).

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Contact us

Switchboard Canberra Hospital
(02) 5124 0000

International callers
+61 (2) 5124 0000

Switchboard North Canberra Hospital
(02) 6201 6111

International callers
+61 (2) 6201 6111

Switchboard other hospitals and services
(02) 5124 0000

International callers
+61 (2) 5124 0000

The switchboard handles all calls to, from and within the hospital 24 hours/seven days a week