Construction tender awarded for new $48.5 million Moranbah Hospital

• Hutchinson Builders will construct the new Moranbah Hospital.
• The $48.5 million hospital was funded by the Palaszczuk Government’s progressive royalties regime.
• The facility will include emergency department treatment spaces, improved medical imaging services, and a helipad to reduce reliance on ambulance services.
• Construction is expected to be completed in the first half of 2025.

The Palaszczuk Government has announced Hutchinson Builders will construct the new Moranbah Hospital in the heart of Queensland's resources community.

Funding for the new $48.5 million hospital was provided by the Palaszczuk Government’s progressive royalties regime.

The project will replace the existing hospital and will deliver improved health services for communities in the Bowen Basin, while supporting more than 100 construction jobs.

The new facility will provide the community with 12 inpatient beds, ambulatory care, an emergency department, gymnasium and allied health, inpatient units and medical imaging.

It will increase the number of emergency department treatment spaces from six to ten, and will provide enhanced outpatient, allied health, community health, and community mental health spaces.

The community will also benefit from improved medical imaging services including a CT scanner as well as a helipad to reduce reliance on ambulance services and make inter-hospital transfers more efficient.

Integrating services within a single building will help bolster amenities and security for staff and patients through improved patient flow, an airlock entrance, and replicating the existing hospital’s rose garden and family room.

Quotes attributable to Yvette D’Ath, Minister for Health and Ambulance Services:

“Our government is committed to giving Queenslanders access to world-class health care no matter where they live,” Minister D’Ath said.

“This new $48.5 million Moranbah Hospital will deliver a brand new, state-of-the-art facility that will support residents and resources workers across the Bowen Basin.

“The facility will deliver greater flexibility in services provided and better equip the hospital to respond to emergency situations, such as mining incidents.”

Quotes attributable to Julieanne Gilbert, Assistant Minister for Health and Regional Health Infrastructure:

“The Palaszczuk Government has a strong record of investing in new and improved rural health facilities,” Assistant Minister Gilbert said.

“We’ve increased the budget for the Hospital and Health Service to a record $562 million – an increase of 75 per cent compared to when we came to government in 2015.

“Building the new Moranbah Hospital will provide an important economic boost and create more than 100 construction jobs.”

Quotes attributable to Scott Stewart, Minister for Resources:

“The Palaszczuk Government is building Moranbah a new hospital thanks to our progressive royalties regime,” Minister Stewart said.

“It’s only right that our royalties generated from great mining towns like Moranbah are reinvested in our resources communities, giving the community access to the healthcare they deserve.”

Quotes attributable to Anne Baker, Isaac Regional Council Mayor:

“After years of advocacy I am thrilled to see the Moranbah Hospital tender has been awarded,” Mayor Baker said.

“The Palaszczuk Government is providing our community with the crucial health infrastructure we need.

“I am eager for the construction to get underway so the planning can begin on a place based service model that will make a genuine difference to lives of our community.”

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