Patient care options will expand under a plan for three major new hospital projects.
St John of God Mount Lawley
Negotiations to purchase St John of God Hospital Mount Lawley are at an advanced stage, with the private hospital set to transition into the public health system from next year.
This hospital currently has 197 beds. The purchase of this hospital will see up to 100 beds and 8 operating theatres available to public patients from next year.
The land surrounding St John of God Mount Lawley Hospital will also provide opportunities for future hospital and aged care expansion.
Royal Perth Hospital
There will be a major expansion to the Royal Perth Hospital Emergency department.
A new site has been selected for a new six storey building, of which two floors will be dedicated to a new Emergency Department. This department will include:
- more emergency hospital beds
- dedicated mental health services
- improved ambulance access, more short-term parking, and better connection to public transport.
The new site will create space and allow for the transfer of other activities across the site, without interfering with the current ED operations.
Peel Health Campus
Following a review of options for Peel Health Campus, a brand-new hospital will be built on an empty site next to the existing location.
This option allows the new hospital to be built faster with less disruption to current hospital services. Once the new hospital is complete, the previous health campus will be considered for aged care accommodation.
The new six-storey Peel Health Campus will include:
- an expanded 39-bay emergency department
- a dedicated Mental Health Emergency Centre
- new facilities for cancer treatment
- a dedicated mental health inpatient unit
- a dedicated palliative care unit
- additional inpatient beds, including a new High Dependency Unit
- new operating theatre complex
- expanded public outpatient services following the transition of the hospital from private to public operation in August 2024
- modernisation of the current hospital to meet contemporary standards and increase capacity.
These three major hospital projects will offer expanded capacity and healthcare services for Western Australians.
A new $1.5 billion Building Hospitals Fund, which is comprised of $500 million announced in September and an additional injection of $1 billion, will help fund the projects.
More project updates and information will be shared as it becomes available.
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