Elsie Lange
Early works have begun and designs released for the Sunbury Community Hospital.
Health Minister Mary-Anne Thomas and Sunbury MP Josh Bull visited the hospital on Saturday to celebrate the next step in the $675 million Community Hospitals Program, revealing designs for the facility’s exterior, main reception, waiting area and treatment areas.
Set to be managed by Western Health, it will be an expansion of the Sunbury Day Hospital at 7 Macedon Street in Sunbury, with site works including the installation of safety fencing, worker amenities and site scraping underway.
“Today is an important milestone for the program, with site preparation works kicking off to build a facility that will be of huge benefit to the local community,” Ms Thomas said.
“We’re making it easier for Victorians to manage their health needs closer to home, with the development of these new community hospitals across the state.”
The expansion and upgrade works will increase the hospital’s capacity to provide a greater range of services, including medical imaging and pathology services, a pharmacy and separate reception and waiting area.
Additional services will operate alongside the existing day surgery, chemotherapy and dialysis services already onsite. The facility is hoped to take pressure off nearby major hospitals including Sunshine Hospital and Northern Hospital in Epping.
The look and feel of the facility was shaped with the help of community members, Western Health and other key groups.
On-track to be completed by 2023, the Sunbury Community Hospital will be delivered by the Victorian Health Building Authority.
“I’m very pleased to see that the designs reflect the community’s priorities and I want to thank everyone involved for their valuable input in helping get us a step closer to a great local hospital,” he said.
Details: vhba.vic.gov.au/news/designs-released-sunbury-community-hospital
