Lips sealed on cost to park in soon to open six-storey carpark

A major SEQ hospital is on track to have a new multistorey carpark open next year, but Queensland Health is yet to reveal what patients and visitors will have to pay to use it, but they have given a hint.

The cost of parking at Caboolture Hospital’s new six-storey carpark remains unknown, less than six months until the $399.5 million redevelopment is complete.

The Caboolture Hospital has been a flurry of activity this year as construction teams look to meet the 2023 opening date of the new six-storey carpark and clinical services building opens

The new six-storey carpark will increase parking capacity by more than 500 to 1640 spaces.

It will be decked out with accessible parking spaces, motorcycle spaces and charging stations for electric vehicles.

The Queensland Government is yet to announce how much it will cost to park at the hospital once it opens.

A concept image of the new multistorey carpark at Caboolture Hospital. Image supplied: Metro North Health

A Metro North Health spokesperson said parking rates would be confirmed in the lead up to the car park opening and include concessional rates for eligible patients and carers.

“Construction is underway to upgrade the Caboolture Hospital to enhance the level of healthcare services provided to the community,” the spokesperson said.

“This project includes the addition of a new car park to improve access for consumers and a transition to paid parking for all new and existing spaces.”

All carparking across Caboolture Hospital will be operated by Metro North Health which is the same way the opened paid-for-parking at Redcliffe Hospital operates.

Fees to park at Redcliffe Hospital start at $5 for 1-2 hours and are capped at $13 for the day.

The new five-storey clinical services building is also expected to open in early 2023.

The building sits between the existing hospital and McKean St and will include linkways on level one and two connecting the building to the existing hospital.

A concept image of what the new multistorey carpark at Caboolture Hospital will look like when completed. Image: Supplied Metro North Health

The new building will feature a cafe, visitors lounge and expanded emergency department on level one.

Level two will be open to a perioperative unit with six operating theatres, two endoscopy rooms, 16 post anaesthetic care unit bays, 20 planned procedure ward bays and a 10-bed ICU.

On level three there will be a palliative care unit and geriatric evaluation and management unit.

Level four will be reserved for cardiac treatments including a chest pain assessment unit, cardiac care, and multiple medical wards.

The plant and equipment will be stored on level five.

The project will also create up to 600 jobs for the region, with 350 workers onsite each day during peak construction periods.