A first glimpse of the future Melton Hospital was shared to the public on Saturday, November 23.
Health Infrastructure Minister Mary-Anne Thomas unveiled the latest designs for the $900 million project.
“Melbourne’s west is one of the fastest growing regions in the country and it is critical that families moving to the area can rely on 24-hour world-class health care right on their doorstep,” she said.
Upon completion in 2029, the new Melton Hospital will be able to treat 130,000 patients each year and almost 60,000 patients in its emergency department.
Set to become Australia’s first all-electric hospital, designs reveal key internal and external spaces, including the main entrance, façade and patient rooms.
It will include a 24-hour ED, at least 274 beds, an intensive care unit, maternity and neonatal services, mental health services, radiology services, outpatient care, and teaching, training and research spaces.
Another important milestone for the project is that exclusive negotiations to establish a public-private partnership are now complete.
Western Health will operate the service, while Exemplar Health consortium is officially confirmed to design, construct, finance, and maintain the new hospital for a period of 25 years.
With this partnership now formally established, the consortium will work closely with the Victorian Health Building Authority and Western Health to continue developing detailed designs.
The project will also create more than 2400 jobs during construction and is expected to generate more than 3975 health-related jobs on-site in the hospital’s first year.
Melton MP Steve McGhie said this is a significant milestone for the massive Melton Hospital project.
“It is exciting to be another step closer to transforming Melton into a major hub – it will make a big difference to the community when it opens in 2029.”
