Swan Hill District Health emergency department redevelopment

48 Splatt Street, Swan Hill, Victoria, 3585, Australia

The Victorian Government is investing $35.7 million to redevelop Swan Hill District Health’s emergency department.

This funding will enable Swan Hill District Health to upgrade the emergency department with a new high-quality clinical environment that reflects contemporary models of care.

Once completed, the new emergency department will provide shorter wait times by more than doubling the number of points of care. To meet future demand, a short stay unit will also be added.

This latest funding will bring the total investment in the project to $65.7 million with the federal government contributing $30 million.

$65.7 MILLION

TOTAL INVESTMENT

EXTRA

EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT TREATMENT SPACES

NEW

EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT AND SHORT STAY UNIT

145

JOBS DURING CONSTRUCTION

Scope

The Swan Hill emergency department redevelopment is a new building on the existing Swan Hill District Health site.

It will deliver:

a new emergency department with additional treatment spaces, isolation room and a behavioural assessment room
a new entry on McCrae Street
eight additional points of care for a total of 15 new points of care
a four-bed short stay unit.

Benefits

The Swan Hill District Health emergency department redevelopment aims to achieve the following benefits:

More services to meet growing demand

The redevelopment will more than double emergency department treatments spaces, increase the level and quality of services, improve wait times and support the increasing demand for services in the region.

Treating more patients closer to home

The expanded emergency department, which includes additional treatment spaces, will also provide more urgent care for communities closer to home.

Local jobs

The project will provide employment opportunities for the local community, with around 145 jobs created and sustained during the peak of construction.

Partners

This project is being delivered by the Victorian Health Building Authority in partnership with:

Swan Hill District Health
Australian Government Department of Health
Silver Thomas Hanley (architect)
AW Nicholson (builder).

Timeline

FUNDING ANNOUNCED
MARCH 2021
Constructions
MID-2022 DESIGNS RELEASED (MAIN WORKS)
BUILDER APPOINTED (EARLY WORKS)
MID-2022
Constructions
SECOND HALF 2022 CONSTRUCTION BEGINS (EARLY WORKS)
BUILDER APPOINTED (MAIN WORKS)
MID 2023
Constructions
MID 2023 CONSTRUCTION BEGINS (MAIN WORKS)
CONSTRUCTION COMPLETE - STAGE 1 EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT EARLY 2025
Constructions COMMUNITY HEALTH MID 2026 CONSTRUCTION COMPLETE - STAGE 2 COMMUNITY HEALTH

Timeline

MARCH 2021 FUNDING ANNOUNCED
MID-2022 Constructions DESIGNS RELEASED (MAIN WORKS)
MID-2022 BUILDER APPOINTED (EARLY WORKS)
SECOND HALF 2022 Constructions CONSTRUCTION BEGINS (EARLY WORKS)
MID 2023 BUILDER APPOINTED (MAIN WORKS)
MID 2023 Constructions CONSTRUCTION BEGINS (MAIN WORKS)
EARLY 2025 CONSTRUCTION COMPLETE - STAGE 1 EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT
MID 2026 Constructions COMMUNITY HEALTH CONSTRUCTION COMPLETE - STAGE 2 COMMUNITY HEALTH