- The Crisafulli Government's fully-funded Hospital Rescue Plan is delivering the new Toowoomba Hospital, with construction approaching a major milestone.
- Early works are nearing completion on the new 538 bed Toowoomba Hospital at the Baillie Henderson campus.
- Crisafulli Government also continues to raise with the Commonwealth Government the ramifications of ignoring their responsibilities when it comes to Stranded Australians.
- The Crisafulli Government is delivering easier access to health services and a plan for Queensland's future.
The Crisafulli Government is delivering the new Toowoomba Hospital as part of its fully-funded Hospital Rescue Plan, with early works nearing completion at the Baillie Henderson Campus.
The revised masterplan, released by the Crisafulli Government late 2025, confirms the 538 bed Toowoomba Hospital will be delivered in 2029, far sooner than Labor ever could.
Early construction works have seen more than 11,000 cubic metres of concrete poured, the equivalent of more than four Olympic-sized swimming pools, with more than 200 workers currently on site.
The new facility will also include an 84-bed acute mental health facility, dedicated outpatient and clinical support buildings, a multi-storey car park and refurbished heritage buildings, all delivered on one site.
The Crisafulli Government's Hospital Rescue Plan has got the Toowoomba Hospital project back on track after an independent review found Labor's failed program was riddled with major issues.
After Labor oversaw more than $7 billion in cost blowouts across the hospital program, the Crisafulli Government has acted to deliver more hospital beds and a credible plan to deliver them with the Hospital Rescue Plan.
New and upgraded hospitals are just one of the ways the Crisafulli Government is helping deliver health services when you need them, and is calling on the Commonwealth Government to deliver their fair share.
The latest Queensland Health data shows 1259 Stranded Australians remain in Queensland Hospitals, awaiting aged care or disability support, that is the responsibililty of the Commonwealth Government.
Of those, 44 of those are in the Toowoomba Hospital, including 37 older aged-care patients and 7 younger NDIS patients.
Premier David Crisafulli said the Queensland Government was delivering easier access to health services, but needed the Commonwealth Government to do the same.
"We are delivering the new hospitals and extra beds that Queensland needs to heal the health crisis we inherited," Premier Crisafulli said.
"Queenslanders deserve to be able to access health care when they need them, and the Hospital Rescue Plan, with a new Toowoomba Hospital, is an important part of that.
"We won't allow the Commonwealth Government to ignore their responsibilities - these Stranded Australians deserve more than being left to languish in hospitals, rather than receive the specialist care they need." Minister for Health and Ambulance Services Tim Nicholls said the progress on the early works marked a turning point for the new Toowoomba Hospital. "The Crisafulli Government is rescuing Queensland's health infrastructure build through the Hospital Rescue Plan to help heal Labor's Health Crisis," Minister Nicholls said. "With the masterplan released in December, and early works nearing completion, we are getting ready to move into main works construction which will deliver the hospital beds and services this region needs now and into the future." Member for Toowoomba North Trevor Watts said the masterplan released in December laid out a new and achievable design that meets the clinical needs of our growing community.
"We are now seeing that plan move off the page and onto the ground to deliver a single campus with greater clinical efficiency and better outcomes for patients," Mr Watts said.
