Skin Centre: Australian Mohs Hospital approved for construction on the Gold Coast at The Lanes
A giant exclusive skin cancer hospital in the middle of a $1.3bn mini-city on the Gold Coast has been approved, with its developer revealing when construction will begin. SEE THE PLANS
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Construction of a giant exclusive skin cancer hospital in the middle of a $1.3bn mini-city will begin in 2024.
The Skin Centre’s state-of-the-art Australian Mohs Hospital, led by director and well-known dermatologist Dr Andrew Freeman, has been given the green light by the Gold Coast City Council to build the complex at Sunland Group’s The Lanes precinct.
The project, the first of its kind in Queensland, will feature two buildings of three- and four-storeys.
Dr Freeman said the hospital would help educate and reduce the risk of skin cancer.
While Australia is generally ranked the worst in the world for the incidence of melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancer, Australia is ranked number six in the world when it comes to skin cancer mortality rate,” he said.
“This suggests that, as a nation, while skin cancer may touch a lot of us throughout our lifetimes, our healthcare community are consistently improving at early detection and treatment.
“This custom facility will help us to continue to drive down mortality and morbidity rates through the wider access to gold standard detection, treatment and innovative trials for surgical and non-surgical interventions,”
The hospital will have operating theatres, laboratories, injectables rooms, a cafe and even six accommodation units for VIP patients staying on site when having work done.
Units are also for staff.
Its major feature will be its custom-designed Mohs Micrographic Surgery facility.
“This advanced surgical technique allows for the precise removal of cancerous cells while preserving healthy tissue, leading to higher cure rates and reduced rates of recurrence,” Dr Freeman said.
“Given the higher cure rates achieved through Mohs micrographic surgery, by expanding the
accessibility of these services on the Gold Coast, we anticipate there will be a measurable decrease in skin cancer recurrence and, as a consequence, a decrease in the number of unnecessary skin cancer surgeries.”
The facility is earmarked for the corner of Hooker Boulevard and The Lanes Boulevard – neighbouring the four Lanes towers and the new $82m shopping centre.
Council has approved the shopping centre, which was to be built by Panthera Group but the developer is now selling the site.
Dr Freeman is a visiting dermatologist at Pindara Private Hospital, Pacific Private Hospital, and Gold Coast University Hospital.
He was the first surgeon in Queensland to perform the Mohs Micrographic procedure, which he said has “the highest cure rate and lowest recurrence rates of any skin cancer treatment”.
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