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Work has started on a 300-space car park. This is part of early works for a new multi-storey car park at Townsville University Hospital.
Overview
Townsville University Hospital is treating patients from as far north as Cape York Peninsula and the Torres Strait Islands and west to Mount Isa and the Gulf of Carpentaria.
Each year, it treats hundreds of thousands of Queenslanders in acute, outpatient, community, and aged care settings with focus on quality, safety, and compassion. Our expansion project at Townsville will deliver more services for locals closer to home, making sure they get the care they deserve, when they need it.
The Hospital Rescue Plan will deliver:
At least 165 new overnight beds
Services including day surgery, operating theatres and a rehab therapy unit
A new, fully developed plan that meets Hospital and Health Service and clinical needs
A staged approach to keep the project on track
A fast-tracked multi-storey car park with opportunities for local builders.
Key:
Delivered
Being delivered
The failed Capacity Expansion Program (CEP)
$500 million cost blowout
Delayed at least 2 years
Ignored advice and included only 70% of clinical requirements
No pharmacy, no sterilising department and no link bridge to existing hospital
Increased costs due to asbestos and underlying ground conditions.
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