St John of God Hospital, Burwood

Founded in 1958, St John of God Hospital Burwood is an 86-bed private psychiatric hospital providing comprehensive and holistic mental health care services in a setting of support and tranquility.

In order to increase its ability to provide much needed psychiatric and drug and alcohol services, a $14.8 million redevelopment of the site was proposed.

The redevelopment includes:

• a new 12 bed stand-alone parent-infant unit
• relocation of the counselling and therapy centre to new Parramatta Road property
• relocation and refurbishment of the ECT suite
• increased garden areas to encourage relaxation and reflection for patients, visitors and caregivers
• internal renovation and refurbishment of main Hospital
• new chapel
• new gymnasium
• additional parking

Woolacotts was engaged by Johstaff Projects on behalf of St John of God Healthcare. We provided traffic engineering services during the master plan stage of the project, including a traffic report to accompany the DA. The report detailed existing traffic conditions, assessed parking conditions and provided recommendations on the number of spaces to be provided, assessed vehicle turning paths and provided recommendations, on modifications required and provided advice and driveway locations.