Construction commences on Osborne Park Hospital expansion project

Construction is officially underway on the expansion of Osborne Park Hospital, which is part of the $1.8 billion New Women and Babies Hospital Project in Western Australia.

Over the coming months, site clearing and bulk earthworks as well as piling works, structural cores, and assembly of the first tower crane on site will commence.

The main clinical building of the expanded Osborne Park Hospital will have six storeys and is expected to provide:

• Expanded women and newborn inpatient facilities
• A mother baby unit to support the mental health of expectant and new mothers
• A family birth centre
• Obstetrics theatres
• Pharmacy
• Outpatient clinics

In addition, a four-level designed building will also be built on site to house support services for the entire campus, including pathology and sterilisation services.

Expanding Osborne Park Hospital will boost services and give women, newborns and families across Western Australia more choice for health care.

“It is great to see construction officially start on the Osborne Park Hospital expansion.

“The hospital expansion is part of the $1.8 billion New Women and Babies Hospital Project which will expand services and choice for women, newborns and families across the State.

“This project forms part of my government’s record $4.9 billion health infrastructure investment, ensuring Western Australians can access the healthcare they need, when they need it,” Premier Roger Cook said.

“The Cook Labor Government is delivering the largest program of health infrastructure Western Australia has ever seen.

“The New Women and Babies Hospital Project is key to this ambitious program, which will shape the future of healthcare for generations of Western Australians.

“It’s exciting to see such significant progress being made with construction on both hospitals at Osborne Park and Murdoch now underway, reflecting our government’s commitment to boosting capacity across our health system,” Health Infrastructure Minister John Carey said.

Artist impression of Osborne Park Hospital expansion (source: Minister Rita Saffioti Instagram)

The overall New Women and Babies Hospital Project will also deliver a brand-new tertiary hospital in Murdoch alongside two new multi-deck car parks with 2,500 bays within the Fiona Stanley Hospital precinct.

Works on the hospital are due to be completed in 2029.

“This is a significant boost to healthcare for families in our northern suburbs.

“Not only does this expansion mean more families will be able to experience high-quality maternity care at Osborne Park Hospital, for the first time, it will also have a mother baby unit to provide care for women experiencing mental health illness during pregnancy and in the period post-birth.

“The hospital will also gain a new family birth centre, which will have its own independent entry separate to main hospital, providing a home-like environment and offering more birthing choices for women and families,” Health Minister Meredith Mammat said.

“I’m pleased to see construction has officially commenced on this important development that will provide state-of-the-art facilities for Western Australian women and their babies.

“I’m also proud to be part of a Labor Government that is committed to significant investments in health to expand facilities and improve care for all Western Australians,” Balcatta MLA David Michael said.

Source: Government of Western Australia – Media Statements; Government of Western Australia – North Metropolitan Health Service