Major construction starts on the Pakenham Community Hospital

Major construction has started on the multi-million-dollar Pakenham Community Hospital.

Located in growing communities across Victoria, community hospitals – like what we’re building in the heart of Pakenham at 5 Drake Place – are public hospitals that give people who are not critically unwell better access to everyday health services, closer to home.

The Pakenham Community Hospital will be managed by Monash Health. It will include two levels of clinical spaces providing a number of services including:

• allied health and rehabilitation
• diagnostics like pathology and imaging
• public dental
• chemotherapy
• dialysis
• urgent care.

Its third level will include a plantroom for mechanical equipment.

The project will help take pressure off nearby major hospitals, including Casey Hospital, and enable more people to manage their health needs locally. Strong links to specialists, community health providers and social support services will ensure more seamless follow-up treatment and support for those who require complex care.

Construction on the Pakenham Community Hospital is being overseen by builder, Lendlease.

Key benefits

• More services, central location: the Pakenham Community Hospital will expand the services currently offered at the Pakenham Community Health Centre on a new site
• Urgent care: access to walk-in healthcare for when it’s serious but not life threatening
• Everyday healthcare, closer to home: more treatment options for locals with dialysis, oncology, public dental and diagnostic services under the one roof
• Convenient hours: open longer hours, but not all night.

Learn more about the Pakenham Community Hospital