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Regional facilities 10 February 2022

Design team appointed for Warrnambool Base Hospital upgrade

The design team has been appointed to deliver the $384.2 million redevelopment of Warrnambool Base Hospital – the biggest rural health infrastructure project in Victoria.

Billard Leece Partnership (architects) and AECOM Australia (building services engineering consultants) have been appointed to lead design work for the redevelopment. Construction will start in mid-2023 and is expected to be completed in 2026.

The local community will have an opportunity to provide feedback on outdoor and family spaces in early 2022.

The new four-level clinical tower will include:

  • a bigger emergency department
  • more operating theatres
  • an additional 22 inpatient beds
  • dedicated areas for pathology services
  • medical imaging and dialysis
  • a 120-space basement carpark for patients and visitors.

The redevelopment includes the design and construction of a new off-site Regional Logistics Distribution Centre. This will support a commercial laundry and linen service and state-of-the-art healthcare supplies warehouse.

Design work is underway, with a builder for the Regional Logistics Distribution Centre to be selected mid-2022. Construction of the centre is set to begin later this year.

Learn more about the Warrnambool Base Hospital redevelopment via our dedicated project page.

IMAGES: An artist impression of the redevelopment seen from the driveway into the emergency department.

Text on screen: The Victorian Government is investing $384.2 million to deliver Stage 1 of the Warrnambool Base Hospital redevelopment

IMAGES: an aerial drone shot above the existing hospital and surrounds, followed by drone shots of the township, coastline and surrounding area

Text on screen: The redevelopment will deliver: a bigger emergency department; more operating theatres; an additional 22 inpatient beds; a dedicated paediatric unit; a 120-space basement carpark; a new Regional Logistics Distribution Centre

IMAGES: A drone shot of the township and Lake Pertobe, followed by a drone shot of the coastline and Warrnambool Breakwater

Text on screen: It will be the biggest health infrastructure project in rural Victoria, creating around 800 jobs during construction and boosting the local economy

IMAGES: A drone shot flies towards the existing hospital, followed by an artist impression of the redeveloped hospital seen from above

Text on screen: Site preparations at the hospital are expected to begin in 2023, with the redevelopment expected to be completed in 2027

A partnership screen displays with text ‘In partnership with South West Healthcare (logo)’

Closing screen displays Victoria State Government/Victorian Health Building Authority logos and url vhba.vic.gov.au

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