The Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital redevelopment upgraded the infrastructure of the largest public provider of ophthalmology and ear, nose and throat services in Victoria.
The Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital (Eye and Ear) is Australia’s only specialist eye and ear, nose and throat (ENT) hospital. It sees nearly 220,000 patients per year, including over 40,000 emergency attendances.
The $2.47 million Mildura Base Hospital intensive care unit expansion was completed in June 2019.
The project expanded the intensive care unit from five to eight beds, reconfigured and upgraded existing rooms and added two more short-stay beds. The expansion aimed to improve patient flow and waiting times.
The $73 million Latrobe Regional Hospital Stage 2 expansion was completed in August 2017.
The project was designed to improve access to efficient, high quality healthcare services that the Gippsland community can access close to home. It also aimed to encourage health care professionals to live and work in the region.
The $10 million Ballarat Health Services cardiac catheterisation laboratory project at Ballarat Base Hospital was completed in August 2017.
It is designed to support more people in western Victoria to access urgent heart assessment, treatment and care – closer to home.
Cardiac catheterisation laboratories are used for lifesaving heart procedures such as stenting, angiography, inserting pacemakers and implantable defibrillators.
The $8.8 million redevelopment and expansion of the Healesville Hospital and Yarra Valley Health included a new operating theatre, a redeveloped community health centre and the introduction of renal dialysis, resulting in a 30 per cent increase in services provided from the site.
The redevelopment consolidated existing and new services into a single integrated medical centre. A new entry and foyer between the two existing buildings allows for a single point of arrival and reception and brings hospital and community health services together under one roof.
The $115 million Wonthaggi Hospital expansion project was completed in November 2022.
The expansion delivered three new operating theatres plus a procedure room. A new emergency department with 18 extra treatment spaces was added, along with a 32-bed inpatient ward. These new facilities will enable staff to treat 26,000 more emergency patients every year.
The Victorian Government invested $63.5 million to construct the Bendigo Hospital Day Rehabilitation Centre.
Operated by Bendigo Health, the new centre consolidated rehabilitation services into one new location. The facility provides a holistic approach to deliver patient-centred care.
The Victorian Government has invested $229.3 million to redevelop Goulburn Valley Health - Shepparton Hospital.
The redevelopment has delivered new and expanded facilities, ensuring more families across the Goulburn Valley can access quality medical care and treatment closer to home.
The project has doubled the hospital’s emergency department capacity, providing 44 treatment points, including nine short stay beds for patients who need care for less than 24 hours.
The Victorian Government contributed $6 million to deliver the new Ballarat and District Aboriginal Co-operative Medical and Regional Health Hub, improving access to high quality medical, health and community services in one convenient location.
The purpose-built facility was designed to create a culturally welcoming environment and provide a range of services for indigenous and non-indigenous people in Victoria’s greater western region.
