$700M Rouse Hill Hospital Vow
Premier Chris Minns has confirmed that $700million has been earmarked by the new Labor Government to build a 300-bed Rouse Hill Public Hospital with an Emergency Department.
In a response to questions by the Hills to Hawkesbury Community News following the State Election end result, the Premier’s office confirmed it would be going forward with the pre-election promise to more than double the Coalition Government’s commitment to well being within the North-West.
The Coalition authorities had promised a $300 million Rouse Hill Hospital. The then Health Minister, Brad Hazzard, turned the primary sod on the development on March 2nd, weeks out from the State election which noticed a change in Government.
The new hospital site is situated on the nook of Commercial Road and Windsor Road, opposite The Fiddler hotel.
New Health Minister Ryan Park told the Hills to Hawkesbury Community News this week that Rouse Hill Hospital will ship comprehensive healthcare companies to this growing inhabitants, particularly to young households.
Rouse Hill Hospital Image $700M Rouse Hill Hospital Vow The growth of Rouse Hill Hospital will include:
• An Emergency Department together with pressing care centre and emergency medicine
• Comprehensive maternity providers and women’s well being providers
• Day surgery unit
• Adult and pediatric brief stay unit
• Ambulatory and outpatients care together with day chemotherapy and infusion, renal dialysis, mental well being, and ante/post-natal care
• Comprehensive medical imaging companies
• Prehabilitation and rehabilitation providers
Mr Park mentioned: “The Liberals promised this hospital for eight years with out taking any motion to see this much needed facility delivered. Labor is dedicated to delivering Rouse Hill Hospital.
“We could have extra to say on this venture because it progresses.”
Labor’s pre-election promise was that: Any new hospitals built underneath Labor will move to a full campus model, beginning with Rouse Hill which may have a childcare centre and healthcare worker housing, each on web site.
The pre-election promise also announced $150 million to expand the capability of Blacktown and Mt Druitt Hospitals – including a further 60 beds and additional providers similar to chemotherapy, cancer treatment, and dialysis.
The doubtless date for completion of Rouse Hill Hospital is late 2027 or early 2028.
TIMELINE
• The timeline for bulletins a couple of hospital at Rouse Hill began in March 2015 when the then Premier Mike Baird mentioned his Government would put aside $300 million to build a model new hospital at Rouse Hill if re-elected.
• Money was allocated In the 2017/18 Budget to undertake the planning of Rouse Hill Health Service.
• In the 2018/2019 Budget the Government allotted $75 million for land acquisition for the model new hospital.
• In March 2021 The Government confirmed a website on the north-eastern side of Windsor Rd for the hospital.
• In November 2022 a Master plan for a $300million Rouse Hill Hospital was launched.
• January 2023 the then Labor Opposition leader Chris Minns announced a $700 million commitment to the model new Rouse Hill Hospital with an Emergency Department should it's re-elected.
• April 2023. The newly elected Premier Chris Minns and Health Minister Ryan Park confirmed the $700 million investment for the new Rouse Hill Hospital.