- The Crisafulli Government has taken major steps forward on the fully-funded Hospital Rescue Plan to deliver health services when Queenslanders need them, with clear timelines for work now confirmed.
- Masterplans finalised and dates locked in to deliver critical works on the Townsville University, Toowoomba, Coomera, Redcliffe and Bundaberg hospital projects.
- The former Labor Government's health infrastructure program had $7 billion in cost blowouts due to poor planning, low productivity, rushed delivery and delays.
- The Crisafulli Government's fully-funded Hospital Rescue Plan is restoring health services when Queenslanders need them most to help end Labor's Health Crisis.
The Crisafulli Government's fully-funded Hospital Rescue Plan has reached a major milestone, with masterplans finalised for key hospital and health projects across the State, and clear timelines now locked in to deliver the extra beds Queenslanders urgently need, restoring health services when Queenslanders need them most.
After inheriting Labor's failed and wildly under-funded health infrastructure program, plagued by poor planning, missing critical services, major delays and $7 billion in cost blowouts, the Crisafulli Government has moved quickly to restore stability and credibility to the State's hospital build through the fully-funded Hospital Rescue Plan.
Fresh masterplans have been finalised for Townsville University Hospital, Toowoomba Hospital, Coomera Hospital, Redcliffe Hospital and Bundaberg Hospital, and key details firmed up for major hospital upgrades at Cairns, Hervey Bay, Princess Alexandra, QEII, Logan and Ipswich Hospitals.
These major milestones set a clear pathway to deliver the beds, services and facilities Labor failed to provide and are supported by a credible and fully costed investment program.
The Crisafulli Government is now powering ahead with a significant surge in planning and construction across the State in the coming months, including:
- Coomera Hospital: Main construction commencing in the second half of 2026, with 400 beds and expanded acute and specialist services to be delivered in 2031. The remaining 200 beds to follow in 2032, ensuring one of Queensland's fastest growing communities finally received the services Labor failed to plan for.
- Redcliffe Hospital: Main procurement starting in early 2026 to enable construction of the major hospital expansion, delivering at least 210 new overnight beds, enhanced maternity and endoscopy services and additional operating theatres. The first beds will be delivered from late 2027, with full completion expected in 2032. Work is also beginning on the three-level extension to the multi-storey car park, providing more than 530 new spaces in 2027.
- Toowoomba Hospital: The new facility will be delivered on the Baillie Henderson campus, with stage one to be completed in 2029. This includes 538 overnight beds, an 84-bed acute mental health facility, a multi-storey car park and expanded clinical services - restoring certainty to a project Labor repeatedly delayed.
- Townsville University Hospital: The expansion will be fast-tracked to deliver stage 1 in 2028, including at least 165 new beds. This includes increasing the size of the new multi-storey car park from around 650 spaces to more than 1,000 giving the region the capacity the former government failed to provide, all while delivering a $90,000 per space cost saving compared to Labor's inflated prices.
- Bundaberg Hospital: The first stage will be delivered in 2031,including more than 200 beds and bed alternatives, an expanded emergency department and improved maternity services. After years of delays under Labor, Bundaberg will finally get the modern hospital it deserves.
- Cairns Hospital: A new cyclone-rated helipad will accelerate access to lifesaving care and a contract has been awarded to deliver the $19 million adolescent mental health ward which is expected to be completed in 2027.
- Hervey Bay Hospital: Construction is progressing on the new helipad and 35-bed expansion, to be completed in 2026.
- Princess Alexandra Hospital: Refurbishment of the Research Wing will deliver ICU administration facilities and dedicated common areas and change rooms in mid-2026, supporting the wider hospital expansion that will deliver 249 beds, expanded cancer care and additional parking in 2028.
- Queensland Cancer Plan: A Cancer Centre of Excellence in Brisbane will provide world-leading cancer care and further enhance the state's position as a research pioneer. Cairns, Townsville, Mackay, Wide Bay, Darling Downs, Brisbane and the Gold Coast will now become specialist cancer service hubs supporting regional hospitals in a statewide cancer network, delivering easier access to cancer care across the State.
- QEII Hospital: High-voltage infrastructure upgrades are underway which were left unfunded by Labor. These are critical to enabling operation of the expanded hospital which will deliver 112 new beds, a new and expanded ICU, more operating theatres and expanded clinical support services when complete in 2028.
- Logan Hospital: The roof is now on the clinical services building and works are progressing to deliver 112 new overnight beds and expanded specialist services when complete in 2027.
- Ipswich Hospital: Internal fit-outs on the first two levels are underway, with slab pours on level four to be completed before the end of the year. The 200-bed hospital expansion remains on track for completion in 2028.
- Western Queensland: Upgrades to staff accommodation in Longreach, Charleville, Winton and St George are progressing well, to be completed in early 2026. This critical investment will help attract and retain clinical staff in regional and remote areas Labor neglected.
The former Labor Government left Queensland's hospitals on life support with no credible plan to deliver major infrastructure.
The Crisafulli Government is fixing that failure through the fully funded Hospital Rescue Plan – the largest hospital infrastructure investment in Queensland's history – delivering at least 2,600 extra beds across new hospitals, expansions and upgrades.
Minister for Health and Ambulance Services Tim Nicholls said the Crisafulli Government was restoring health services when Queenslanders need them most.
"Our fully-funded Hospital Rescue Plan is delivering new and expanded hospitals, 2,600 new hospital beds and health services when Queenslanders need them most," Minister Nicholls said.
"After Labor's decade of decline that left the system in crisis and without a credible path to building the hospital beds needed, Queenslanders are starting to see the results of getting our hospital build back on track with masterplans, designs and construction moving forward.
"We've put to bed the poor planning, delays and cost blowouts we inherited and we're now delivering the hospital beds Queensland needs now and into the future."
Queensland Health Implementation Lead, Sam Sangster said the department has been working closely with Hospital and Health Services across the State to ensure these major health builds meet the needs of the local communities in which they serve.
"These masterplans mark an exciting first step in the process where Queenslanders will begin to see work intensifying on sites across the state," Mr Sangster said.
"It's important to take the time to properly plan these major projects to ensure we leave a lasting legacy through sustainable infrastructure that caters for staff, clinicians, patients and their families."
