A redevelopment of Calvary John James Hospital in the Canberra suburb of Deakin was conditionally approved by the ACT Government this week, and work is expected to commence in the next six months. Source: Canberra Times.
Expected to cost $500 million, the project includes major changes, such as updated maternity, intensive care, general and rehabilitation beds, as well as 10 operating theatres, endoscopy facilities and a gym for rehabilitation work.
It will be anchored by surgery areas, including two new theatres, bringing to total to 10. Specialist health areas, including diagnostic imaging and medical training, will also be included.
The work will reduce the number of beds in the hospital from 130 to 98, however Calvary confirmed in February that not all existing beds were in use, given an increase in day surgeries.
Builder procurement is expected to be finalised by the end of this year and the redevelopment will start in mid-2026. The hospital will continue operating as usual during that time.
Calvary ACT NSW chief executive Luke Sams said the company had been working with staff to understand what functions and comforts would be delivered in the development.
“This is an exciting opportunity that will set a new benchmark for health care in the ACT,” he said.
Barwon Investment Partners, which has owned the building and land since 2018 and is delivering the redevelopment with Calvary, is investing in the precinct in which the hospital sits, including a specialist medical centre in the Peter Yorke Building.
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‘A new benchmark for healthcare’: conditional approval granted for major redevelopment of Calvary hospital (By Lucinda Garbutt-Young, Canberra Times)
