Joondalup Health Campus

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has today announced $3.2 billion of federal government funding for Western Australian infrastructure projects ahead of next month’s budget, however, there is still uncertainty around the timing of a number of those projects.

The state government has pledged $96 million to expand Joondalup Health Campus, with Health Minister Roger Cook repudiating assertions the amount falls short of election commitments.

An 11th hour agreement has resulted in 29 passengers from the Artania cruise ship who have tested positive for COVID-19 being transferred to Joondalup Health Campus, after earlier proposals to shift them to Hollywood Private Hospital, the Mount Hospital and Bethesda Health Care were criticised.

Andrew Forrest has run a nimble and remarkably successful campaign to procure medical equipment from China, while WA’s healthcare community has rallied to prepare for the COVID-19 pandemic.

The owner of Hollywood and Joondalup hospitals plans to raise $1.4 billion to help it deal with the adverse financial impact of the coronavirus pandemic, with St John of God Health Care also having to manage a sharp slowdown in its normal business.

Major commercial construction jobs have been derailed by the novel coronavirus crisis, with neither the public nor the private sector stepping up to provide certainty for contractors.

An expected pick-up in commercial construction activity in Western Australia has been wiped out by COVID-19 restrictions, with Master Builders Association now tipping a small decline over the next two years. The outlook is worse at a national level,

Ramsay Health Care is proposing a redevelopment of Peel Health Campus in an effort to help meet increasing demand for health services in the region.

Four builders including Multiplex and Lendlease have been shortlisted to complete major works under the $257 million expansion of Joondalup Health Campus, which will include new beds and operating theatres.

Mandurah’s largest general hospital will receive $152 million of upgrades as the facility is returned to state government ownership over the next three years.

Multiplex has been awarded the early contractor involvement tender for the second stage of the Joondalup Health Campus Development.

Health care assets are becoming increasingly attractive to commercial property investors seeking to diversify and de-risk their portfolios.

The City of Joondalup council has formally endorsed the state government’s plan to build a new $65 million mental health hub as part of the Joondalup Health Campus expansion.

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HBF has awarded two new contracts to support medical research initiatives at the Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research and Telethon Kids Institute.

Ramsay Health Care has flagged a $77 million revamp of the private hospital at its Joondalup Health Campus site, which includes a seven-storey expansion.

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Ramsay Health Care’s proposed revamp of the private hospital has received unanimous approval by planning authorities.

The head of Australia’s largest private hospital operator says a recently approved expansion is just the start of its envisioned growth for healthcare in Joondalup.

A development assessment panel has approved a six-storey public ward and a two-storey theatre expansion at Joondalup Health Campus, estimated to cost $67.2 million.