- The tender for the head contractor to deliver the next stage of the Cairns Hospital Expansion has been released.
- The more than $1 billion program to expand the Cairns Hospital is the single biggest health investment in the Far North and will generate around 3,800 jobs during construction.
- Labor ignored warnings that Cairns Hospital had outgrown its footprint and instead pursued plans that failed to provide the infrastructure needed for the future.
- The Crisafulli Government has reset the project and delivered a masterplan that provides a roadmap for health delivery across the region over the next 30 years.
The Crisafulli Government is delivering easier access to health services for Far North Queenslanders, with the release of the tender for the head contractor to deliver the next stage of the Cairns Hospital Expansion. The Crisafulli Government’s visionary masterplan details the more than $1 billion investment – through the fully-funded Hospital Rescue Plan – to expand the hospital and deliver the single biggest health investment in the Far North. A new masterplan was necessary after an independent review revealed Labor’s failed and wildly under-funded plan for the expansion project, including no plan for a surgical centre or beds and no funding or site for a multi-storey car park. The Cairns Hospital Expansion which will provide four new operating theatres, 16 day surgery spaces, 40 overnight beds, a specialist outpatient department, clinical trials facilities, simulation and training spaces, helping patients access more healthcare services closer to home while reducing pressure on existing facilities. The project is also expected to generate around 3,800 jobs during construction, delivering a significant economic boost for Cairns and Far North Queensland.
The Crisafulli Government is delivering easier access to health services for Queenslanders after record ambulance ramping and elective surgery waitlist under the former Labor Government left Queensland in a health crisis.
