Ken Wyatt (Hasluck, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

Last Wednesday I visited the site of the Midland Public and Private Hospital with my friend and colleague the Hon. Alyssa Hayden MLC, member for the East Metropolitan Region. Together we toured the site of the joint federal-state funded public hospital being delivered by Saint John of God Health Care. I am particularly excited by this hospital which will be opening next year. This hospital will be a state-of-the-art facility which prioritises a patient's experience and wellbeing while providing the highest quality health care available to the residents in my electorate of Hasluck and surrounding region. The Midland Public and Private Hospital is the first major hospital facility to be built in the Midland area for more than 50 years. It will provide a total of 367 beds—307 public beds and 60 private beds—with room for expansion in the future.

The state and Commonwealth governments are investing a total of $360 million to construct the public hospital, with Saint John of God Health Care investing $70 million for the private hospital. While construction commenced last year, this was the first time I had been able to tour the site. I was impressed by the progress and with the quality of work being undertaken by Saint John of God Health Care, Hassell Architects and Brookfield Multiplex. This hospital will have over 50 per cent more beds than the current Swan District Hospital and will employ approximately 1,000 staff. I look forward to updating the House on the progress of exciting projects in my electorate of Hasluck in the very near future.

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