St George Private Hospital Extension Project- Community Survey

Thank you for your interest in completing this survey about the proposed St George Private Hospital Extension Project. The survey should take around 5-10 minutes to complete.

Project Overview

St George Private Hospital is an existing 276-bed medical obstetrics and advanced surgical hospital, located in Kogarah, in southern Syndey, NSW within the Georges River Local Government Area. The hospital belongs to the Ramsay Health Care Group. The Ramsay Health Care Group is proposing an expansion to the existing facilities which will include the provision of a new Clinical Tower, together with the creation of an Emergency Department on the main campus for the St George Private Hospital and Hogben Street Sites. The St George Private Hospital Expansion Project is anticipated to include the following components:

Below ground car parking;
Radiation Oncology Centre;
Medical Imaging Expansion;
Emergency Department
Lobby and Drop off Zone;
Kitchen, Pharmacy, Pathology, Café and Back of House accommodation;
Link connection to Hospital Campus;
Hospital administration accommodation;
132 Inpatient rooms; and
Shell space for consulting suites.

The project is considered a State Significant Development (SSD) and will require development consent under the NSW Environmental Planning and Assessment Act (EP&A Act) and State Environmental Planning Policy 2021.The SSD application process requires Ramsay Health Care to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to be submitted to the NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure (DPHI). The development assessment is being managed by Akalan Projects Pty Ltd (Akalan Projects), an Australian company headquartered in Sydney that specialises in the delivery of healthcare, medical fit-out and construction projects.

Survey Purpose

Umwelt Australia Pty Ltd (Umwelt) has been engaged by Akalan Projects Pty Ltd and Ramsay Health Care to undertake a Social Impact Assessment (SIA) for the Project.
As part of the SIA, we are seeking your feedback on the potential social impacts (positive and negative) in relation to the Project. Your responses will also help us to inform project design and identify appropriate measures to address project impacts and enhance project benefits.

Privacy Statement

Umwelt is committed to protecting your privacy and complying with all applicable personal data protection laws and regulations. Information collected via this survey will be used to inform the SIA. All information and written data will be retained by Umwelt and will be reported in de-identified form in the SIA Report. The information you provide will be used to compile aggregated information for public reporting and no specific details on individuals or family groups will be reported publicly. Information recorded will not be used for any other purpose.
Involvement in this survey is voluntary, and you are not required to answer any questions that you do not feel comfortable doing so. Your name and any personal information that you choose to provide will be stored only to facilitate feedback or future correspondence in regard to the Project.
Should you wish to withdraw your feedback, this can be done at any time. Additionally, you can request a copy of outcomes of the engagement for your further validation and revision.