WAGGA WAGGA BASE HOSPITAL ENTRY 

Friday 30 April 2021
The new Main Entry to Wagga Wagga Base Hospital opens from Monday 3 May 2021. The new entry will be open from 8am to 4.30pm, Monday to Friday. 
 
Patients, visitors and staff using the new Hospital Main Entry leading into the expanded Hospital atrium will undergo
COVID-19 screenings and temperature checks.

The Health Service Hub entry, which opened in February 2021 along with the new Hospital Street corridor, will be the primary entry point to the health facilities. This entry will be open from 6am to 8pm Monday to Sunday. COVID-19 screenings and temperature checks will take place at this entry. 

Access to the Emergency Department remains unchanged including the continuation of COVID-19 screenings and temperature checks.

The new Hospital Main Entry and expanded Hospital atrium have been completed as part of the third and final stage of the $431 million redevelopment of the campus. The new Health Services Hub beside the Wagga Wagga Base Hospital will Go Live on Tuesday 4 May. Find out more about the Go Live of the new Health Services Hub here.

Friday 22 January 2021 
The New Year means a new main entry to Wagga Wagga Base Hospital as part of the third and final stage of the $431 million Wagga Wagga Health Service (WWHS) Redevelopment.
 
The entry in the Health Services Hub (Stage 3 building) opens at 7am, Monday 1 February along with an internal ground floor corridor, known as Hospital Street, to Wagga Wagga Base Hospital and a new retail space.

Patients, visitors and staff must continue to undergo a COVID-19 screening and temperature check at the single main entry point through the new Health Services Hub..
 
The Stage 3 entry opening coincides with: 
 

• re-opening of the main entry/forecourt car park
• opening of new drop-off zones parallel to the new Stage 3 building
• opening of internal corridor called Hospital Street
• opening of new ground floor toilet and parent room facilities.
• relocation of WHSmith’s Fresh + café to a new retail space from 6am Wednesday 3 February.

Below: Aerial view of the new Health Services Hub beside Wagga Wagga Base Hospital in January 2021

Work continues throughout the six-floor building including construction of a new multi faith room, landscaping and other minor works for completion of construction.  
 
The building completion and operational commissioning, including the relocation of approximately 400 staff and 60 health services from 12 separate sites, are scheduled for early this year. You can find frequently asked questions on the operational commissioning here.
 
Further information on the WWHS Redevelopment is available here.
 
Late last year, a development application was lodged with Wagga Wagga City Council for the $30 million multi storey car park project on the health campus. Find out more here.