- Masterplan unveiled for The Prince Charles Hospital expansion.
- Stage One delivering 100+ new beds, with expanded ED and Cardiac Cath Lab, outpatients building and mental health facility.
- First new treatment spaces to open in 2028 and new mental health facility in 2031.
- The Crisafulli Government is delivering the Hospital Rescue Plan for health services when you need them to heal Labor's Health Crisis.
The new masterplan for the expansion of The Prince Charles Hospital has been revealed today, showcasing a plan to upgrade the hospital with a new Cardiac Cath Lab, expanded emergency department and a new mental health facility.
The Prince Charles Hospital expansion is being delivered as part of the Crisafulli Government's Hospital Rescue Plan, to restore health services when Queenslanders need them most, through three new and 10 upgraded hospitals.
The Stage One expansion will deliver 104 new hospital beds, including a new 80-bed mental health facility, a bigger Emergency Department, an expansion of the Cardiac Catheterisation Lab service and a new lab, as well as a new Integrated Care Centre with paediatrics and overnight beds for transplant and cardiac services.
Given The Prince Charles Hospital's status as Australia's leading cardiothoracic hospital, the first treatment spaces will be delivered by 2028, as part of the Chest Pain Assessment Unit within the expanded Emergency Department.
Construction of the new mental health facility is expected to be completed in 2031.
Stage Two of the expansion will include a new Acute Services Building, which will house a new and expanded Emergency Department, Cardiac Investigations Unit, operating theatres, Intensive Care Unit and other supporting services.
The Crisafulli Government has developed a new masterplan after the independent Sangster review laid bare major problems with the touted expansion under the former Labor Government.
This included a $488 million cost blowout, a delay of at least 18 months, and an underestimation of clinical needs due to the absence of appropriate planning.
The Opposition was also forced to apologise to the Parliament for misleading Queenslanders about the hospital expansion.
Now, as part of the Hospital Rescue Plan, the clinical priorities for the expansion have updated to deliver an expansion that meets the needs of the Northside now and for the future.
Public consultation on the masterplan is now underway, providing the local community with an opportunity to have its say on the future of The Prince Charles Hospital.
Premier David Crisafulli said The Prince Charles Hospital expansion would deliver health services when Queenslanders needed them.
"We're building new hospitals and delivering more hospital beds for Queenslanders to have health services when they need them," Premier Crisafulli said.
"Over two stages The Prince Charles Hospital will receive a major upgrade so it's equipped to service the Northside for years to come, with the health workers needed to run it."
Health and Ambulance Services Minister Tim Nicholls said Labor stalled the project during a decade of decline and had done its best to sabotage the expansion since being in Opposition.
"This sabotage got so out of hand that former health minister Shannon Fentiman and Member for Aspley Bart Mellish were force to apologise to Parliament for mistruths spread during the Stafford by-election," Minister Nicholls said.
"Labor has done everything it can to halt progress on this expansion, including blatantly lying about it during the Stafford by-election as a cheap tactic to win votes.
"The truth is the former Labor government absolutely botched the plan for this vital project, which is why we've worked very hard to get it back on track as part of our Hospital Rescue Plan."
