Ipswich Hospital expansion progresses under Hospital Rescue Plan

• Ipswich Hospital expansion has ‘topped out’ with completion of the main building structure. 
• Expansion to deliver 200 new overnight beds, an expanded emergency department, new operating theatres and a new multi-storey car park by 2028. 
• Hospital Rescue Plan has project delivery on track after Sangster Review identified 6+ month delays and a budget blowout of $215 million under Labor.  
• The Crisafulli Government is delivering the Hospital Rescue Plan for health services when you need them to heal Labor’s Health Crisis.  

The Crisafulli Government is delivering health services when Queenslanders need them for the growing Ipswich corridor, with the Ipswich Hospital Expansion reaching a major milestone under the Hospital Rescue Plan.  

The 'topping out' milestone marks the halfway point of construction of the Ipswich Hospital Expansion, and the completion of the building's main structure.   

Internal fit out and services trades will continue progressing in preparation for equipment installation and the commissioning phase ahead of practical completion. 

As part of the topping-out ceremony, a Weeping Lilly Pilly tree was hoisted onto the building and will be later planted on the grounds on completion of the project. 

The fully-funded Hospital Rescue Plan for the Ipswich Hospital Expansion will deliver 200 new additional beds, an expanded emergency department, 6 new operating theatres and 1 cold shell hybrid theatre, cardiac catheterisation labs, satellite medical imaging, a pharmacy and other support services.  

A new multi-level carpark will provide safe, convenient and affordable parking for patients, visitors and staff, with both the hospital expansion and carpark on track for completion in early 2028. 

The milestone follows significant progress on the Ipswich Hospital Transit Lounge, with construction nearing completion and the facility on track to become operational before the end of the year, doubling the capacity of the hospital's existing transit lounge as part of the Hospital Rescue Plan, to heal Labor's Health Crisis. 

The independent Sangster Review into the former Labor Government's failed Capacity Expansion Program, which created Labor's Health Crisis and led to skyrocketing ambulance ramping times and ballooning elective surgery waitlist, found the Ipswich Hospital was delayed at least six months and had a $215 million cost blowout. 

The Ipswich Hospital expansion has been informed by clinical service planning, population growth predictions, stakeholder consultation, and expert technical advice to ensure it meets the current and future healthcare needs of the community.