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Warringal Private Hospital redevelopment enters stage two

Sep 13, 2024

Warringal Private Hospital has celebrated a milestone in its $180 million redevelopment, with the completion of stage one, including the opening of a new 21 bay Post-Anaesthesia Care Unit (PACU).

Stage one also included the expansion of the existing building, with three new floors added, a new café and theatre dining room.

Warringal Private Hospital CEO, Maree Mendola, said it was exciting to see significant progress on the redevelopment which is set to see the hospital become a state-of-the-art, multi-tower, 290 bed facility, almost twice the size of the original hospital.

“The opening of the new recovery area was a significant milestone for us. Prior to this, Warringal ran two PACUs - one in the North theatre complex and the other in the South. The new PACU has allowed us to combine the two into one centralised unit for all patients and staff. The space is large and bright and has been a very positive and welcome addition to our Perioperative department improving not only patient experience but also the working experience for our hard-working PACU staff,” Ms Mendola said.

Stage two of the development project is now underway, which will include the construction of three new operating theatres.

“We are all very excited for the future. Our new operating theatres are scheduled to be online in early 2025 and demolition works are progressing well for our new Emergency Department. The basement excavation is also underway for our new tower two.”

The development is due to be completed late in 2026. Once the expansion is completed, the hospital will feature 290 single occupancy bedrooms, 14 operating theatres, a new 14 bed Intensive Care Unit, a new Diagnostic Imaging department, a new Emergency Department, a brand new 29 bed Day Surgery Centre plus much more.