- WA's first Medihotel to free up hospital beds and shorten wait lists, so more patients can be treated
- McGowan Government progresses key election commitment
- Murdoch set to become one of the biggest and most vibrant employment hubs
Work will begin on Western Australia's first Medihotel next year with the facility expected to open next door to Fiona Stanley Hospital by 2021.
The State Government today named Fini Group as the preferred proponent to develop the first stage of the Murdoch Health and Knowledge Precinct (MHKP), marking an important milestone of a key election commitment.
The 60-room Medihotel will provide support for the nearby Fiona Stanley and St John of God hospitals, and free up expensive hospital beds, so more patients can be treated and wait lists can be shortened.
The development will also deliver 175 apartments with 30 per cent expected to be affordable housing, a 150-bed aged care facility, a 6,480 square metre super medical clinic, short-stay accommodation, as well as 6,080sqm of commercial, retail and amenity space.
The MHKP will be developed over 10 to 15 years across two stages, and is a catalyst project for the broader Murdoch Activity Centre, which will ultimately be home to 35,000 jobs, 22,000 residents and up to 44,000 students.
Comments attributed to Health Minister Roger Cook:
"Today's announcement marks the first of these specialist Medihotels; others will follow, ensuring high-cost, high-care beds in our major hospitals are freed up for those most in need as we deliver on our promise to put patients first.
"Medihotels will help reduce waiting times in emergency departments, and waiting lists for elective surgery, by ensuring patients who are not ready to be discharged - but no longer need that high level of care - can recover in comfort, with family and loved ones close by in a convenient location.
"Medihotels will be especially welcomed by Western Australians from regional areas, who often find themselves admitted for long periods for simple day surgery.
"The Murdoch Activity Centre is a great example of the McGowan Government's METRONET vision, to establish smart, sustainable and vibrant communities.
"In Murdoch we are making the most of established transit, health, and education infrastructure, to drive job creation that is connected to METRONET."
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