As part of its Building Better Hospitals program, the Queensland Government is investing $400 million into expanding Caboolture Hospital, providing additional capacity of 130 beds. This includes $352.9 million to build a new five-storey clinical services building, $46.6 million to build a new multi-storey carpark, and a refurbishment program.
The new clinical services building will include:
- a new and expanded Emergency Department
- 48 beds in new Medical Wards
- a 20-bed Rehabilitation Unit
- a 14-bed Geriatric Evaluation and Management Unit
- a 10-bed Intensive Care Unit
- a 10-bed Palliative Care Unit
- an eight-bed Cardiac Care Unit and four-bed Chest Pain Assessment Unit
- six Operating Theatres (including two new theatres) and four Stage One Recovery Spaces, and
- an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Unit.
The refurbishment program will include upgrades to the following areas:
- special care nursery
- medical day unit
- morgue
- medical records facility, pharmacy, and pathology, and
- main entry, café and visitor lounge.
These works comprise stage two of the hospital's redevelopment, with stage one works, including a Mental Health Short Stay Unit, commencing in November 2019.
Key Dates
Jun 2017 | Project Announcement |
Jun 2021 | Contract Award |
2021 | Construction Commencement |
2024 | Expected Construction Completion |
Funding contributions
Queensland Government |
Procurement
Successful Tenderer: | Lendlease |
PROJECT HISTORY
Jun 2018 | The project's business case was completed by Building Queensland. |
Jun 2019 | In its 2019-20 Budget, the Queensland Government allocated $18.4 million towards the project in FY2019-20. |
Aug 2020 | The detailed design for the project was completed. |
Dec 2020 | In its 2020-21 Budget, the Queensland Government allocated $68 million to the project for FY2020-21. |
Jun 2021 | The Queensland Government announced Lendlease as the successful tenderer to lead construction on Stage Two. |
Jun 2021 | In its 2021-22 Budget, the Queensland Government allocated $103 million to stage one of the project in FY2021-22. |
Estimated Total Cost
(2019)
Sector
Social
Procurement approach
Traditional Procurement |
Location
Queensland |
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