Refurbished Heart Lung Clinic and expanded ICU improve access to specialist care at St Vincent’s
Refurbished Heart Lung Clinic and expanded ICU improve access to specialist care at St Vincent’s
26 Oct 2026
The Hon Ryan Park MP, NSW Minister for Health, officially
opened St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney’s refurbished Heart Lung Clinic on 26
October 2026, marking a significant investment in care for patients living with
chronic and complex heart and lung conditions.
The redevelopment has created more space for specialist
consultations, improved infection prevention and brought clinical teams
together to provide more coordinated care. Alongside the clinic refurbishment,
a new six-bed Intensive Care Unit pod provides additional capacity for patients
requiring highly specialised critical care.
The works form part of a broader $25 million NSW Government
investment in St Vincent’s Darlinghurst campus, complemented by more than $7 million
in philanthropic support through the generous donors to St Vincent’s Curran
Foundation.
Mr Park said the refurbished clinic would make a meaningful
difference to patients and their families.
“This clinic is much more than just a new physical space: it
represents access to highly specialised care, delivered by experts working
together to meet the needs of each patient.
“It also represents the latest diagnostic and monitoring
technology – enabling earlier intervention and rapid response.”
The Heart Lung Clinic refurbishment has delivered 12
additional ambulatory consultation spaces, improved waiting areas and two
additional isolation areas to support the safe care of vulnerable patients,
including transplant recipients and people with compromised immune systems.
St Vincent’s Health Network Sydney chief executive officer
Anna McFadgen said bringing respiratory outpatient services and other
specialist clinics together allows patients to receive more of their care in
one location.
“This refurbishment will mean closer coordination between
cardiologists, respiratory physicians, transplant specialists, nurses and
allied health professionals,” she said.
A dedicated treatment area also enables some procedures,
including the insertion and management of pleural drains, to take place safely
in an outpatient setting, helping patients access treatment without requiring
an inpatient bed.
A key feature is the new Bluesand Foundation Lung Function
Testing Room, made possible through the generosity of the Bluesand Foundation.
Designed to provide advanced lung function assessment in a comfortable
environment, the room will help clinicians identify deteriorating lung function
and guide treatment for people living with complex lung disease.
The ICU expansion includes six individual patient rooms,
comprising two specialised isolation rooms and four rooms with negative
airflow, supported by dedicated clinical facilities and direct access to the
existing ICU.
These additional rooms strengthen infection prevention,
increase capacity to care for critically ill patients and support the
hospital’s increasingly complex medical, surgical and transplant services.
The redevelopment reflects the partnership between the NSW
Government, St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney and generous donors supporting the
project through St Vincent’s Curran Foundation.
Their combined investment has created facilities that
support the expertise of St Vincent’s clinical teams while improving access,
comfort and safety for patients from across NSW.
Pictured:The Hon Ryan Park MP, NSW Minister for Health
Pictured: (L>R) Richard Haddock AO, Chairman of the Board, St Vincent's Curran Foundation; Sr Anthea Groves rsc OAM; The Hon Ryan Park MP, NSW Minister for Health
Pictured: (L>R) Courtney Lace, Heart Lung Stream Co-Director; Richard Haddock AO, Chairman of the Board, St Vincent's Curran Foundation; The Hon Ryan Park MP, NSW Minister for Health; Anna McFadgen, Chief Executive Officer, St Vincent's Hospital Network Sydney; Prof Chris Hayward, Director of St Vincent's Heart Lung Program.