We’re urgently delivering 144 new acute public mental health beds in response to the crucial need identified in the Royal Commission.
This $492 million investment will provide 120 hospital-based beds and 24 home-based beds across four health services to address increased demand on our system.
The beds will be spread across Barwon Health’s McKellar Centre (16 beds), Western Health’s Sunshine Hospital (52 beds), the Royal Melbourne Hospital (22 beds) and Northern Health’s Epping campus (30 beds).
Once complete, the new hospital-based beds will provide more than 43,000 days of care, enabling 2,500 more Victorians to access vital mental health services every year.
Read more about the project here.