Tuggerah Lakes Private Hospital construction work starts

Construction has begun on the site of the new Tuggerah Lakes Private Hospital which will boost local health care options and create new jobs.

Officials at the sod turning ceremony for Tuggerah Lakes Private Hospital.

Construction has begun on the site of the new Tuggerah Lakes Private Hospital

Delegates from hospital operator Healthe Care Australia joined local MPs and business leaders yesterday to turn the first sod on the $23 million project.

The new hospital, located on the corner of the Pacific Highway and Craigie Avenue in Kanwal, directly opposite Wyong Public Hospital, will create up to 50 jobs and include 3 operating theatres, 14 recovery bays, 6 recovery chairs, 20 inpatient overnight beds and consulting spaces.

Construction has started on $23 million Tuggerah Lakes Private Hospital.

The first stage of the project will see up to 60 construction workers on-site each day.

Once completed, the facility will cater for Day Surgery and short stay patients for multiple specialties including orthopaedics, gastroenterology, ENT, plastics, urology, general surgery, and vascular among others.

The hospital will be supported with shared services from Gosford Private Hospital, as well as specialist consulting suites on its ground floor.

The hospital will create dozens of jobs.

Matt Kelly, Central Coast Healthe Care Regional Manager Matt Kelly said he was excited the project was underway.

“It’s an extremely positive development for the region, and along with the many new developments at both Gosford Private and Brisbane Waters Private recently, will help to increase our capacity and the range of services we can offer right here on the Central Coast,” he said

The Hunter and Central Coast Joint Regional Planning Panel unanimously approved the hospital back in September.