Construction starts on new Mount Barker Hospital
Construction is underway on the new Mount Barker Hospital project which will triple inpatient capacity for the growing hills community, as the Malinauskas Labor Government continues to build a bigger health system.
Enabling works have started for the $320.8 million project including a range of temporary buildings, civil and services infrastructure provisions, and car park alterations. Construction company Built has been appointed to the project after successfully delivering the new Emergency Department onsite in 2023.
Once completed, the new facility will triple current inpatient capacity at Mount Barker and District Soldier’s Memorial Hospital from 34 to 102 beds.
Part of the early works will allow a brand-new multi-deck car park to be built onsite from midway through 2025. Once complete, the new multi-deck and additional carparks will bring the site’s total car parking capacity to 654 spaces, up from the current capacity of 431.
The increased capacity and capability of the New Mount Barker Hospital will support the needs of the region’s growing population and allow the Barossa Hills and Fleurieu Local Health Network to deliver higher complexity care. This will reduce the need for hills and Mount Barker residents to travel to the city, helping ease demand at major metropolitan hospitals.
Specialist beds for maternity service, paediatric care, mental health care, palliative care and rehabilitation will be complemented with contemporary operating theatres, chemotherapy and renal dialysis services on site.
The new health service will also increase opportunities for clinical workforce training and skilled employment within Mount Barker.
The New Mount Barker Hospital development is being planned through detailed consultation and engagement with community, consumers and clinical workforce.
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