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The Espie family and midwives celebrating the 1st anniversary of TVH
Published: 14 May 2025

Media release issued by Minister for Regional Health Ryan Park
Wednesday, 14 May 2025

The $723.3 million Tweed Valley Hospital is celebrating its first anniversary, transforming the delivery of healthcare in the region with a record number of patients treated during the year.

Staff, patients and guests have marked the occasion with festivities including singing, a community barbecue and the ceremonial cutting of the cake.

On hand to celebrate, were Johannah and Martin Espie with their son Wilder Bloom, the first baby born at the new hospital.

Over the past 12 months (to 30 April 2025), the new Tweed Valley Hospital has:

  • welcomed the birth of 1,082 babies
  • hired an additional 330 staff, including doctors, nurses, and support personnel
  • provided care to 56,406 people who presented to the Emergency Department
  • admitted more than 33,751 patients for care
  • performed 3,611 emergency surgeries and 6,787 planned surgeries, totalling 10,398 surgeries

established cardiology and radiation oncology units, which combined have treated more than 1,300 patients who would previously have had to travel outside the region for their care.

Plans are also underway to expand the number of car parking spaces on the hospital campus, with an additional 130 spaces set to be delivered by the end of this year, boosting the total capacity to more than 1,300 free car parking spaces for patients, visitors and staff.

Tweed Valley Hospital is supported by the new Kingscliff Ambulance Station which opened on site in August 2024, as well as a new Urgent Care Service in the Tweed area.

The new Health Hub located on the eastern side of the campus provides services including Aboriginal Health, Oral Health, Sexual Health and HIV and Related Programs, while the new Learning, Development and Research Centre offers cutting edge research and education facilities.

The Learning Hub is home to the Northern NSW Academic Health Alliance, bringing together local universities, TAFE NSW and the Northern NSW Local Health District.

Quotes attributable to Minister for Regional Health, Ryan Park:
“It’s fantastic to see that one year on from opening, the Tweed Valley Hospital continues to deliver incredible care and expanded health services closer to home for thousands of local residents.
“I remember being here a year ago with the Premier to officially open this fantastic facility, during that visit we met the first baby born here and now it’s incredible to know more than a thousand have been welcomed here.
“The sheer volume of people who have been treated in the ED, just shows how critically important this facility is to the community here.”

Quotes attributable to Minister for the North Coast, Janelle Saffin:
“What a difference a year makes! Congratulations to all the staff and the tireless Tweed Hospital Auxiliary volunteers, as well as the enthusiastic Healthcare Helper volunteer team, for their support in helping to make Tweed Valley Hospital such a great place to receive care.”

Quotes attributable to Government Spokesperson for Tweed, Emily Suvaal MLC:
“The Tweed Valley Hospital has been embraced by our community.
“This new health facility has been designed to meet the unique and growing health needs of our region now and into the future.”

Quotes attributable to Northern NSW LHD Chief Executive Tracey Maisey:
“We’re extremely proud of the achievements of our team at Tweed Valley Hospital over the past year, whose enthusiasm and dedication to patient care is building an enduring foundation which will stand the hospital in good stead well into the future.
“I’d like to thank everyone, including our staff and volunteers as well as patients, visitors and the wider community, for your support which will ensure we continue to provide world class healthcare at this great health facility.”
 

Image caption: The Espie family, whose son Wilder Bloom was the first baby born at the new Tweed Valley Hospital, help celebrate its first anniversary with the midwives who helped deliver their boy; Rebecca, Nicole and Michelle.