{"id":1742,"date":"2019-03-05T02:58:14","date_gmt":"2019-03-05T02:58:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/?p=1742"},"modified":"2019-03-05T02:58:14","modified_gmt":"2019-03-05T02:58:14","slug":"750-million-for-royal-prince-alfred-hospital","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2019\/03\/05\/750-million-for-royal-prince-alfred-hospital\/","title":{"rendered":"$750 MILLION FOR ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The NSW Liberals &amp; Nationals Government will invest $750 million in the redevelopment of Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, the largest investment in its 137-year history.<br \/>\nHealth Minister Brad Hazzard said the significant investment is only possible due to the strong economic management of the NSW Liberals &amp; Nationals Government.<br \/>\n\u201cRPA is a shining jewel in our health crown, and it is about to get the biggest investment in its 137-year history. This $750 million commitment for the Stage 1 redevelopment of RPA is a game changer for medical staff and patients,\u201d Mr Hazzard said.<br \/>\n\u201cThe NSW Liberals &amp; Nationals Government is committed to ensuring RPA continues to deliver world-class patient and family-centred health care. The new facilities at RPA will build on the hospital\u2019s strength of integrating treatment with research and innovation.\u201d<br \/>\nThe Stage 1 redevelopment will include expansion of the Emergency and Imaging departments, reconfiguration and expansion of operating theatres and integration of ambulatory care services.<br \/>\nMr Hazzard said the Liberals &amp; Nationals Government is investing more than $8 billion in health infrastructure over the next four years, and has invested nearly $10 billion since 2011.<br \/>\n\u201cThe NSW Liberals &amp; Nationals Government has already built or upgraded more than 100 hospitals and other health facilities across the State and now RPA is getting its turn,\u201d Mr Hazzard said.<br \/>\n\u201cThis investment will ensure that RPA continues to function as a fully integrated research and education precinct leading Australia with world-class clinical research facilities.<br \/>\n\u201cThis huge investment by the NSW Liberals &amp; Nationals in the future of RPA Hospital will ease pressure on staff and enable them to continue delivering world-class care in the future,\u201d Mr Hazzard said.<br \/>\nThe NSW Liberals &amp; Nationals Government commenced the transformation of this site with the Professor Marie Bashir Centre opened in 2014, and the $34.6 million staff car park opened in 2018, in addition to its ongoing support of Chris O\u2019Brien Lifehouse.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The NSW Liberals &amp; Nationals Government will invest $750 million in the redevelopment of Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, the largest investment in its 137-year history. Health Minister Brad Hazzard said the significant investment is only possible due to the strong economic management of the NSW Liberals &amp; Nationals Government. \u201cRPA is a shining jewel in &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2019\/03\/05\/750-million-for-royal-prince-alfred-hospital\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;$750 MILLION FOR ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1742","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nswnews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1742","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1742"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1742\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1742"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1742"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1742"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}