Karratha Health Campus: landmark $207m hospital in WA to start construction mid-2016

Construction works are on the horizon for WA's $207m Karratha Health Campus, with the successful tenderer for the project, Joint Venture Cooper & Oxley and Brookfield Multiplex, due to commence work in mid-2016. 

The consutrction works are expected to cost around $90m and follows LandCorp's preliminary earthworks that were undertaken in 2014-15. 

What's even more exciting, is that PlantMiner's platform connected the procurement team of the project with trusted suppliers in the area, resulting in one PlantMiner supplier winning a $170K job for site amenities and office set-ups. 

Expect to see site amenities going up very soon, and equipment rolling around like dozers, cranes, excavators, forklifts, graders, jack hammers, loaders and more! 

Bird's eye view of Karratha. Source: Karratha Visitor Centre

The Health Campus will replace Nickol Bay Hospital and will support health facilities in Roebourne, Tom Price, Onslow and Paraburdoo. 

The 40-bed facility is the largest public hospital investment in regional WA's history and is expected to be completed in 2018. Karratha Health Campus will boast: 

• expanded emergency department
• new surgical centre
• new delivery suits and maternity wing
• improved technology through world-class Telehealth services
• new and expanded outpatient and essential services e.g. child health and medical imaging
• a helipad 
• additional health services such as physiotherapy, speech therapy, counselling, mental health support, etc

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Source: WA Country, WA Govt, WA Country Health Services