Werribee Mercy Hospital

Werribee Mercy Hospital critical care expansion

Werribee Mercy Hospital has undergone an $87 million redevelopment to expand critical care services to meet soaring demand in Melbourne’s west – one of the nation’s fastest growing communities.

This project means that more patients will now have access to high-quality health care, closer to home.

Address

300-310 Princes Hwy
Werribee, Victoria, 3030
Australia

CONSTRUCTION COMMENCEDJAN 2017
CONSTRUCTION COMPLETEJUN 2018
OPENEDAUG 2018

Scope
The expansion has built four more levels on top of the existing Catherine McAuley Centre, expanding acute services by providing:
- 56 additional inpatient beds
- 8 new critical care beds
- 6 new operating theatres
- a new central sterilisation supply department and staff support areas.
The expansion has also provided a new back of house kitchen and loading dock, and a 370-space multi-level car park.
The hospital expansion addresses the rapidly growing demand from the Wyndham community, with the local population predicted to increase by another 193,000 people by 2031.
Benefits
The expansion of services at Werribee Mercy Hospital has:
- increased access to health services
- improved waiting times for elective surgery and the emergency department
- provided more efficient healthcare through better use of existing resources
- improved patient outcomes through an expanded range of services offered locally.
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