A new chapter in patient-centred care for Sutherland communities began on 20 April 2026, with the opening of a NSW Health Pathology collection centre in the brand-new Kensington Street Building at St George Hospital.

Locat­ed with­in the hos­pi­tal’s new­ly com­plet­ed, pur­pose built facil­i­ty, the col­lec­tion cen­tre is part of the $411-mil­lion broad­er hos­pi­tal rede­vel­op­ment designed to bring a wide range of ser­vices togeth­er under one roof, mak­ing health­care more acces­si­ble, coor­di­nat­ed and con­ve­nient for the community.

Col­lec­tions (Nurse) Man­ag­er Brad­ford Busoy said the staff are thrilled to be work­ing in their new col­lec­tions centre.

“Patients are the core of our ser­vices. Bring­ing pathol­o­gy clos­er to out­pa­tient ser­vices ensures a smoother, more con­ve­nient and acces­si­ble expe­ri­ence for our patients,” Brad­ford said.

“The mod­ern space has been thought­ful­ly designed to sup­port patients attend­ing out­pa­tient and ambu­la­to­ry ser­vices, allow­ing them to have pathol­o­gy tests col­lect­ed quick­ly and close to their oth­er appoint­ments,” Brad­ford said.

“By inte­grat­ing pathol­o­gy into the Kens­ing­ton Street Build­ing, patients can expe­ri­ence a more seam­less health­care jour­ney, reduc­ing the need to move between mul­ti­ple loca­tions,” Brad­ford said.

NSW Health Pathol­o­gy plays a crit­i­cal role in health­care deliv­ery, with pathol­o­gy results under­pin­ning the major­i­ty of med­ical deci­sions. Across the state, the ser­vice con­ducts more than 100,000 tests every day, sup­port­ing clin­i­cians with time­ly and accu­rate diag­nos­tic information.

The new col­lec­tion cen­tre reflects this com­mit­ment to excel­lence, pro­vid­ing an acces­si­ble, wel­com­ing and car­ing envi­ron­ment for patient, while sup­port­ing local clin­i­cians with high-qual­i­ty diag­nos­tic services.

“It also strength­ens on-site ser­vices at St George Hos­pi­tal, ensur­ing patients in the St George and Suther­land region have access to world-class pub­lic pathol­o­gy close to home,” said Bradford.

As part of a broad­er invest­ment in mod­ern health­care infra­struc­ture, South East­ern Syd­ney Local Health District’s Kens­ing­ton Street Build­ing brings togeth­er out­pa­tient clin­ics, reha­bil­i­ta­tion ser­vices and diag­nos­tic care in one cen­tral loca­tion – help­ing to improve health out­comes and patient expe­ri­ence across the region.

This lat­est addi­tion high­lights NSW Health Pathology’s ongo­ing focus on deliv­er­ing acces­si­ble, con­nect­ed and patient-focused ser­vices for com­mu­ni­ties across New South Wales.

Ser­vice details

Loca­tion: Ground Floor, Kens­ing­ton Street Build­ing (KSB).

Open­ing hours: Mon­day to Fri­day, 7.30am – 4:45pm.

Phone: 02 9113 3027

• There is secure paid park­ing under the KSB, with direct lift access to the ground floor.
• No appoint­ment need­ed for rou­tine blood col­lec­tions, but we rec­om­mend the com­mu­ni­ty book in for longer tests. NSW Health Pathol­o­gy rec­om­mends book­ing in for some non-rou­tine tests, like Glu­cose Tol­er­ance Tests (GTT).
• Pae­di­atric col­lec­tions avail­able on Wednes­days, Thurs­days and Fri­days from 8:30am-4pm.
• Patients should bring their refer­ral form and Medicare card.
• The NSW Health Pathol­o­gy web­site has FAQs, with answers to some of the most com­mon ques­tions patients ask about pathol­o­gy tests.

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