FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS Macquarie Hospital and HammondCare Riverglen Temporary Relocation to Manning Unit
NSLHD response HammondCare recently announced a complete redevelopment of the Greenwich Hospital site. The redeveloped Greenwich Hospital site will be a centre od excellence foe care of older persons with complex care needs with building scheduled to commence 1 April 2026. During this redevelopment of Greenwich Hospital, it is proposed that Riverglen will temporarily relocate to its new premises in the Macquarie Hospital, Manning Unit by March 2026 Under this arrangement HammondCare will fund significant capital works in the Manning Unit. This will enable the delivery of quality care for patients for the approximately 3 years that Hammond Care is expected to be on site. Exact timeframes for consultation and transition are still being finalised. The executive teams will meet soon to discuss these details and develop a consultation plan. The industrial consultation will involve the HSU, NSWNMWA and ASMOF. As more information becomes available, consultation opportunities will be scheduled through the existing Site Consultative Committee. (SCC) It is also acknowledged that the upcoming transition to HealthShare adds complexity, and ongoing communication with all stakeholders, including HealthShare, will be maintained. The Manning Unit beds have been temporarily capped since the end of January. At that time, many consumers were already in the process of transitioning to the community, which has since occurred successfully. The remaining long- stay consumers were moved to other Units that are appropriate for their current care needs. Other Units have sufficient capacity to meet similar consumer needs, and bed occupancy has remained around 85%. There has been no impact on referrals and admission to the hospital since the capping of Manning beds. Since the capping of the Manning beds all the staff have been redeployed to other units across the site. This has had a positive impact on vacancies across the hospital and increased the FTE of Medical Staff and Allied health staff available for consumers in the remaining 8 units. This will continue until a future operationalisation of Manning beds.
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Macquarie Hospital and HammondCare FAQ July 2025
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