Ian Goodenough (Moore, Liberal Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I am pleased to inform the House that the WA state Liberal government has recently committed $140 million in funding towards the first stage of the master planned expansion of the Joondalup Health Campus. The major hospital is located in my electorate of Moore but essentially services patients from the neighbouring electorates of Pearce and Cowan. As it is located in one of the fastest-growing areas in Australia, with a 60 per cent projected increase in population over the next 20 years, there exists significant need for increased capacity to ensure that our hospital is able to meet the healthcare needs of the community. A blueprint has been prepared for a $375 million future expansion leading to 2026. This funding commitment represents the first stage of delivering the master plan and includes 90 new public hospital beds, eight new operating theatres and an expanded emergency department. Joondalup Health Campus is operated under a public-private partnership by Ramsay Health Care, and I wish to acknowledge the dedicated team of staff, led by CEO Kempton Cowan, for its contribution in delivering a very high standard of health care for our community. I commend the efforts of my state parliamentary colleagues Jan Norberger, the Hon. Albert Jacob and the Hon. Peter Katsambanis in securing state funding for this project, and I make the case for the federal government to support the future expansion of Joondalup Health Campus.