Overview

Casey Hospital emergency department expansion

62-70 Kangan Drive, Berwick, Victoria, 3806, Australia

The Victorian Government is expanding the capacity of the emergency department at Casey Hospital.

The expansion will support the treatment of an extra 52,000 presentations each year.

The expansion is part of a $280 million investment to boost the capacity of the emergency departments at both Casey Hospital and Werribee Mercy Hospital.

Children’s emergency department

Casey Hospital is one of five Victorian public hospitals set to provide a specially designed children’s emergency department zone.

These areas are designed to provide children with a private, calm and compassionate environment and to help meet increasing demand for paediatric emergency care.

The expanded emergency department is expected to open in 2027.

Children’s emergency departments will also be delivered at the Northern, Frankston and Maroondah hospitals along with University Hospital Geelong.

EXPANDED

EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT CAPACITY

EXTRA

TREATMENT SPACES

52,000

Scope

The expanded Casey Hospital emergency department is expected to provide:

immediate care cubicles
short stay beds
resuscitation bays
ambulatory care
procedure rooms
consult/interview rooms
behavioural health assessment unit
satellite imaging.

To enable construction of the expanded emergency department, Monash Health will deliver a new carpark. Car park works are expected to begin in 2024.

Together with the expansion of Werribee Mercy Hospital emergency department, the Project is expected to create more than 1,000 jobs during peak construction.

Benefits

The Casey Hospital emergency department expansion aims to achieve the following benefits:

More capacity

The expansion of Casey Hospital’s emergency department aims to meet the needs of the growing population of Melbourne’s south east.

Emergency care

The expansion will enable more than 52,000 extra presentations each year while also improving patient flow, safety and quality of care.

Improved staff and patient safety

New treatment spaces will improve patient care in the hospital emergency department while also supporting a safer and more efficient working environment for staff.

More jobs

Together with the expansion of Werribee Mercy Hospital emergency department, the Project is expected to create more than 1,000 jobs during peak construction. Additional health sector jobs will also be created to operate the expanded emergency department.