Key Facts:
- South Australia’s newest purpose-built private mental health hospital, Avive Clinic Adelaide, has reached a major construction milestone with a topping-out ceremony at 10am on 27 August 2026 in the Adelaide CBD.
- Blair Boyer, Minister for Health and Wellbeing, SA joins Avive Health and developer, Pelligra Group for official proceedings.
- The facility will deliver 60 private mental health beds, psychiatrist consulting suites, and dedicated spaces for day programs and outpatient treatment, with an expected opening in mid-2027.
- The hospital will provide psychiatrist-led care for adults experiencing conditions including mood and anxiety disorders, trauma, PTSD, and substance use, with care pathways extending beyond inpatient admission.
- Purpose-built features will include private patient rooms, therapy spaces, salutogenic design, circadian lighting, a TechnoGym-equipped patient gym, and chef-prepared meals to support patient recovery and wellbeing.
- Avive Clinic Adelaide is being developed by Pelligra at 272-300 Wakefield Street as part of a broader mixed-use health precinct that includes a range of health services such as BreastScreen SA, general practice, pharmacy, and allied health.
Adelaide, SA – 27 August 2026: South Australia’s newest purpose-built private mental health hospital is moving closer to completion, with private mental health operator Avive Health, developer Pelligra and Minister for Health and Wellbeing, the Hon. Blair Boyer MP marking a major construction milestone at the Adelaide CBD site at 10:00am Thursday, 27 August 2026.
The topping-out ceremony signals the next phase of the development, with work now progressing to the internal and clinical fit-out ahead of an expected mid-2027 opening.
Avive Clinic Adelaide will deliver 60 new private mental health beds, psychiatrist consulting suites and dedicated spaces for day programs and outpatient treatment.
Avive Health Co-Founder and Co-CEO Greg Procter said the hospital would expand access and choice for South Australians seeking specialist private mental health care.
“Avive Clinic Adelaide represents a significant investment in South Australia’s mental health infrastructure and brings us closer to providing patients, families and referrers with another option for high-quality specialist care,” Mr Procter said.
“The hospital has been planned around the needs of patients and clinicians, with purpose-designed environments and connected care pathways that extend beyond an inpatient admission.
“Our aim is to support people throughout their recovery – from inpatient treatment through to day programs, outpatient services and ongoing care – while working closely with psychiatrists, referrers, health funds and the broader health system.”
The hospital will provide psychiatrist-led care for adults experiencing conditions including mood and anxiety disorders, trauma, post-traumatic stress disorder and substance use.
Avive Health was co-founded by healthcare leaders Greg Procter and Mark Sweeney together with psychiatrist Dr Matthew McDornan, ensuring clinicians are represented in the organisation’s strategic decisions, hospital development and models of care.
The purpose-built facility has been designed to support clinical quality, patient experience and recovery. It will include private patient rooms, dedicated therapy spaces, calm communal areas incorporating salutogenic design, circadian lighting for sleep/wake cycles supporting recovery, a dedicated TechnoGym-equipped patient gym and chef prepared meals.
Blair Boyer, Minister for Health and Wellbeing:
“The additional 60 private mental health beds being constructed by the Avive Clinic will ensure more South Australians have access to crucial mental health services.
The Malinauskas Labor Government welcomes the contribution of private providers in helping expand capacity in our state’s health system,” he said.
Pelligra CEO, Paul Pelligra:
“Our investment in the Hutt Street Health Centre extends beyond the development outcome, being a testament to our focus on providing purpose built facilities for socially important services such as the mental health care provided by Avive Health.
The project is the flashshp and an extension our ongoing revitalisation of the old Calvary Wakefield facility, providing a shared precinct for a broad range of critical acute and non-acute health and allied occupiers.
Private health providers play a pivotal role in the health sector, and we couldn’t be more proud to be partnering with Avive Health, to be building and developing their first facility in South Australia,” said Mr Pelligra.
Avive Clinic Adelaide is being developed by Pelligra within its mixed-use health precinct at 272-300 Wakefield Street. The precinct brings together a range of health services, including BreastScreen SA, general practice, ophthalmology, pharmacy, pathology, sleep medicine and allied health.
The hospital is expected to open in mid-2027, subject to completion of construction and all required licensing and accreditation approvals.
