One of the largest health projects in NSW is on track to deliver world-class care to local communities for decades to come following the 2019-20 Budget\u2019s commitment to a record $26.7 billion investment in health.
\nThis includes a $2.7 billion spend on health infrastructure in 2019-20, up 27 per cent on last year.\u00a0 This brings the Government\u2019s health capital spending over the next four years to a record $10.1 billion \u2013 a 25 per cent increase on last year\u2019s Budget.
\nPremier Gladys Berejiklian joined Treasurer Dominic Perrottet and Minister for Health and Medical Research Brad Hazzard at Westmead to mark a major milestone for the Central Acute Services Building.
\n\u201cThis redevelopment is just one of 200 health projects completed or in progress since 2011 that the Liberals & Nationals Government has funded, and the 2019-20 Budget will ensure the cranes keep moving,\u201d Ms Berejiklian said.
\n\u201cThis Government has a strong track record when it comes to delivering new and upgraded hospitals and health facilities, and this year\u2019s Budget is no exception.\u201d
\nMr Perrottet said the building, due for completion in 2020, was an investment in the future health of the people of NSW.
\n\u201cThe $1 billion-plus Westmead precinct redevelopment provides NSW with a cutting-edge health, innovation and education precinct,\u201d Mr Perrottet said.
\n\u201cWhen the NSW Liberals & Nationals Government promises to deliver world-class health services we do it and our record speaks for itself.\u201d
\nMr Perrottet said $10.1 billion, including hospital redevelopments and lease acquisitions, will be invested over four years to continue current works and commence upgrading and building a further 29 health infrastructure projects.
\nWithin the next term, funding will ensure the delivery of four new hospitals on greenfield sites for communities at Maitland, Macksville, Mudgee and in the Tweed.
\nMr Hazzard said the record investment in health infrastructure mirrors the never-before-seen funding in services and the frontline health workforce, with 8,300 additional frontline staff over the next four years.
\n\u201cWhether you\u2019re in the Tweed or in Tumut, Westmead or Wyong, Macksville or Mona Vale, all across NSW, direct and indirect jobs are being created through health builds,\u201d Mr Hazzard said.
\n\u201cWe are future-proofing the health system to ensure no matter where you live in this vast State, you and your loved ones have access to care and support close to home.\u201d
\nThe record $2.7 billion health infrastructure investment in 2019-20 will enable the following works:<\/p>\n
Other highlights of the health capital works investment for 2019-20 includes continuing work on the Nepean Hospital and Integrated Ambulatory Services redevelopment, the Randwick campus reconfiguration and expansion, the Concord Hospital upgrade and the Campbelltown Hospital redevelopment.
\nThe new Westmead building, a collaboration between Westmead Hospital, The Children\u2019s Hospital at Westmead and the University of Sydney, will transform healthcare in western Sydney and provide a base for ground-breaking health research to benefit every Australian.
\nKey features of the new building include:<\/p>\n
One of the largest health projects in NSW is on track to deliver world-class care to local communities for decades to come following the 2019-20 Budget\u2019s commitment to a record $26.7 billion investment in health. This includes a $2.7 billion spend on health infrastructure in 2019-20, up 27 per cent on last year.\u00a0 This brings … Continue reading “NSW BUDGET: RECORD $10.1 BILLION HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE SPEND”<\/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-3077","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\/3077","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=3077"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3077\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3077"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3077"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3077"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}