New Kookaburra Centre to streamline care for chronically ill children

New Kookaburra Centre to streamline care for chronically ill children

A $40.1 million commitment from the NSW Government will help bring to life Australia’s first purpose-built complex care hub for children living with multiple chronic health conditions. The Kookaburra Centre, to be established at The Children’s Hospital at Westmead, promises to transform how these children and their families experience medical care. Part of the broader Stage 2 redevelopment of the hospital, this new initiative lifts the total inv…

Australia’s first children’s complex care centre

Image: pingpao/stock.adobe.com  An Australian-first complex care centre for children – the ‘Kookaburra Centre’ – is set to receive $40.1 million from the New South Wales 2025/26 Budget.   The funding, in partnership with the Sydney Children’s Hospitals Foundation, will enable the fit out of the new centre within the new Paediatric Services Building at The Children’s Hospital at Westmead.  The funding will be a part of The Children’s Hospital at …