The ACT Health Directorate has opened a tender process for the design of a major upgrade of the Canberra Hospital campus.
The Minister for Health, Rachel Stephen-Smith said the Master Plan would set out the development stages and design parameters for future development of the campus and would have a 20-year focus, building on detailed work undertaken by the Directorate over the past four months.
“The ACT Government is making major investments in the Canberra Hospital campus, with the expansion of the Centenary Hospital for Women and Children and the SPIRE Project, a new state-of-the-art emergency, surgical and critical healthcare facility,” Ms Stephen-Smith said.
“With planning for these investments well underway, the Master Plan process seeks to ensure that all the health infrastructure on the campus, new and existing, supports the best outcomes for our community,” she said.
“We want our hospital campus to contribute to the health and wellbeing of patients, staff and visitors and to be future ready – embracing technological change and environmental sustainability.”
Ms Stephen-Smith said the Plan would primarily focus on the hospital campus itself, but also consider the Canberra Hospital as part of a broader precinct, particularly with regard to traffic and parking issues.
She said tenders for the design consultation were open until 28 November, with the Master Plan expected to be complete mid 2020.
Further information, including how to submit a tender is can be accessed at this PS News link.
