Construction is underway on the $95 million Temora Hospital Redevelopment, marking a significant milestone in delivering enhanced health services for Temora and surrounding communities in the Murrumbidgee Local Health District.
Regional Health Minister Ryan Park and Stephen Lawrence MLC today joined health workers on site for a traditional sod turn event, to mark the start of main works construction.
The $95 million redevelopment will deliver new health facilities and upgraded health services for Temora and the surrounding communities, ensuring residents can access high-quality care in modern health facilities that are closer to home, now and into the future.
The community will benefit from new services at the hospital, including a purpose-built operating theatre and procedure room in the perioperative suite and an expanded medical imaging unit. For the first time, the hospital will offer CT services, along with a new ultrasound service, improving access to medical imaging capabilities.
The redevelopment will include:
- An Emergency Department
- Inpatient Unit for flexible use for medical, surgical, rehabilitation, maternity, and palliative care patients
- Birthing and nursery suite
- Operating theatre and procedure room
- Allied health and ambulatory clinics with gymnasium
- Community health and mental health, drug and alcohol services
- Expanded medical Imaging, including the hospital's first CT machine and ultrasound service.
Improved car parking for patients, staff and visitors, as well as separate emergency and service vehicle entry will also be delivered as part of the redevelopment.
Richard Crookes Construction was recently engaged as the building contractor following a competitive tender process.
The redevelopment is expected to be completed in 2028.
For more information visit the Temora Hospital Redevelopment website.
Quotes attributable to Minister for Regional Health Ryan Park:
"The start of construction is a significant step in delivering a high-quality health facility that will serve the Temora and surrounding Murrumbidgee communities for generations to come.
"The $95 million investment will ensure the local community has better access to high-quality health care in a modern health facility closer to home, including an improved emergency department, inpatient unit, maternity, operating theatre and expanded medical imaging services.
"We're building more hospitals, delivering more beds, and investing more in health than any other time in our state's history."
Quotes attributable to Labor Spokesperson for Cootamundra Stephen Lawrence:
"This $95 million dollar Temora Hospital Redevelopment will deliver a purpose-built health facility that supports and enables excellence in regional healthcare, significantly improving the experience of patients, staff and visitors.
"The redevelopment will also help drive job opportunities for the Temora region, supporting up to 100 direct full-time jobs during construction, with the potential to support hundreds of indirect jobs over the life of the project."
