John Holland awarded tender for $1.3bn new Toowoomba Hospital

The long-awaited $1.3bn new Toowoomba Hospital has reached a new milestone with a tender awarded for the design stage of the project. See how the new hospital could look here.

A tender has been awarded for the design stage of the new $1.3bn Toowoomba Hospital.

The Palaszczuk government has revealed that John Holland will be the managing contractor for stage 1 of the long-awaited project, which is set to provide an additional 118 beds across medical, surgical, maternity, coronary and intensive care units.

The new hospital designs also include emergency department treatment spaces, outpatient consultation rooms and diagnostic rooms.

It will also include medical imaging, pharmacy, and pathology services as well as administration, education and training facilities for hospital staff.

A preliminary image of what the new Toowoomba Hospital may look like, with John Holland awarded the tender to lead the design stage of the new $1.3bn project.

Health Minister Shannon Fentiman said the new Toowoomba Hospital was the first, and largest, announced under the state government’s hospitals plan.

“We know Toowoomba is a major hub for a number of rural and regional communities in the

Darling Downs region, and that is why this investment is so important,” she said.

“It will deliver new and expanded healthcare to the Darling Downs region to cater to its

growing population, and ensure the community has access to the health services they need

for decades to come.

“Importantly, this new hospital will bring a range of health services closer to home for the

community, reducing the need for patients to travel outside the region for more specialised

care.”

Darling Downs Health and Hospital Service chief executive Annette Scott said the announcement comes as their Baillie Henderson campus is rapidly evolving into a modern healthcare hub for the Darling Downs.

“We are currently delivering the $20m early works package in preparation for the new Toowoomba Hospital which is crucial in ensuring the site is ready for major works to commence next year as well as works progressing on the new Toowoomba Day Surgery which we expect to be completed in the first quarter of 2024,” she said.

“We know that modern facilities are a consideration for medical staff when they are choosing an organisation to work for, and we are positioning ourselves to become a destination of choice for health service professionals with a pipeline of new infrastructure in Toowoomba, Tara, and Millmerran and of course the recently completed hospital in Kingaroy.

“This a once in a generation project that we must get right, and I welcome today’s announcement and look forward to continuing the important work we’ve started.”