- Construction has officially commenced on Osborne Park Hospital expansion
- Osborne Park Hospital will have a dedicated family birth centre and expansion of services, increasing choices for families in the northern suburbs for the first time
- Project is part of $1.8 billion New Women and Babies Hospital Project, which is also seeing a new tertiary hospital built in Murdoch
- Forms part of Cook Labor Government's record $4.9 billion health infrastructure investment
Construction has officially started today on the major expansion of Osborne Park Hospital - a key part of the $1.8 billion New Women and Babies Hospital Project.
Site clearing and bulk earthworks, piling works and structural cores, and assembly of the first tower crane on site will commence over the coming six months.
The main clinical building is a six-storey design and expected to provide:
- expanded women and newborn inpatient facilities;
- a mother baby unit to support the mental health of expectant and new mothers;
- a family birth centre;
- obstetrics theatres;
- pharmacy; and
- outpatient clinics.
Another four-level designed building will also be constructed on-site to house support services for the entire campus, including pathology and sterilisation services.
The Osborne Park Hospital expansion is part of the $1.8 billion New Women and Babies Hospital Project, which will expand services and choice for women, newborns and families across WA.
In addition to the Osborne Park Hospital expansion, the project will also see a brand new tertiary hospital built in Murdoch and two new multi-deck car parks delivering 2,500 bays within the Fiona Stanley Hospital precinct.
Works on the hospital are expected to be completed in 2029.
As stated by Premier Roger Cook:
"It is great to see construction officially start on the Osborne Park Hospital expansion.
"The hospital expansion is part of the $1.8 billion New Women and Babies Hospital Project which will expand services and choice for women, newborns and families across the State.
"This project forms part of my government's record $4.9 billion health infrastructure investment, ensuring Western Australians can access the healthcare they need, when they need it."
As stated by Health Infrastructure Minister John Carey:
"The Cook Labor Government is delivering the largest program of health infrastructure Western Australia has ever seen.
"The New Women and Babies Hospital Project is key to this ambitious program, which will shape the future of healthcare for generations of Western Australians.
"It's exciting to see such significant progress being made with construction on both hospitals at Osborne Park and Murdoch now underway, reflecting our government's commitment to boosting capacity across our health system."
As stated by Health Minister Meredith Hammat:
"This is a significant boost to healthcare for families in our northern suburbs.
"Not only does this expansion mean more families will be able to experience high-quality maternity care at Osborne Park Hospital, for the first time, it will also have a mother baby unit to provide care for women experiencing mental health illness during pregnancy and in the period post-birth.
"The hospital will also gain a new family birth centre, which will have its own independent entry separate to main hospital, providing a home-like environment and offering more birthing choices for women and families."
As stated by Balcatta MLA David Michael:
"I'm pleased to see construction has officially commenced on this important development that will provide state-of-the-art facilities for Western Australian women and their babies.
"I'm also proud to be part of a Labor Government that is committed to significant investments in health to expand facilities and improve care for all Western Australians."
