2026年,悉尼的北滩医院将成为一个大宗外科中心,提高公共外科手术能力。 Sydney's Northern Beaches Hospital will become a high-volume surgery center in 2026, boosting public surgical capacity.

西德尼北部海滩医院先前曾因2024年幼童Joe Massa死亡而受到批评, 从2026年初开始, 将成为高容量计划外科手术中心, 每年在矫形、眼科和妇科等专科领域再进行多达5 000次外科手术。 Sydney's Northern Beaches Hospital, previously criticized over the 2024 death of toddler Joe Massa, will become a High Volume Planned Surgery Centre starting in early 2026, performing up to 5,000 additional annual surgeries in specialties like orthopaedics, ophthalmology, and gynaecology. 这项行动由卫生部长Ryan Park宣布,目的是减少整个新南威尔士的外科等候时间,减轻医院的压力,特别是西悉尼医院的压力,并扭转先前向私有化转变的政策。 The move, announced by Health Minister Ryan Park, aims to reduce surgical wait times across New South Wales, ease pressure on hospitals—especially in western Sydney—and reverse prior policy shifts toward privatization. 该设施将集中计划的程序,以改善公共保健服务的获取和效率。 The facility will centralize planned procedures to improve access and efficiency in public healthcare.