The $1.95 billion new Women's and Children's Hospital (nWCH) project has reached the next major milestone with Lendlease now appointed as the project's managing building contractor.
Minister for Health and Wellbeing Stephen Wade said the Marshall Liberal Government is committed to this new state-of-the-art hospital to better support the health and wellbeing of South Australian women, children and their families.
"The appointment of Lendlease as the managing contractor to construct the new Women's and Children's Hospital is another significant milestone in the delivery of our new facility," Minister Wade said.
"The nWCH will be significantly larger than the current hospital, with 59 more treatment spaces, allowing for approximately 3,400 more inpatient admissions and 18,000 additional Emergency Department attendances a year.
"We started with a blank page on the nWCH project so it's exciting now to have a builder sign on for this massive health development, which throughout the build, will support between 3,000-3,500 jobs, a much valued boost for both our economy and our local trade industry."
CEO of the Women's and Children's Health Network, Lindsey Gough, said the nWCH is a large-scale construction project featuring additional treatment spaces, beds, theatres, neonatal cots, recovery bays, as well as more outpatient spaces and a bigger Emergency Department, and now having Lendlease sign on as the main builder is an exciting next step.
"Our hospital has a proud heritage of delivering world-class treatment to the South Australian community and we are now moving closer to creating a hospital that matches the care offered by our dedicated doctors and nurses," Ms Gough said.
"We will continue to work with our doctors, nurses, staff and consumers during all phases of the project to ensure we build a new hospital that is tailored to our unique needs."
nWCH Project Director, Brendan Hewitt, said Lendlease has extensive experience in healthcare infrastructure.
"Lendlease has developed a strong reputation for its expertise in delivering successful major health infrastructure projects, including the construction of the Sunshine Coast University Hospital, Queensland Children's Hospital and the Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne," Mr Hewitt said.
"The building contract involves a two-stage approach. Stage one will see us working with Lendlease to progress and finalise the design of the nWCH with clinicians, consumers and the community, and provide construction planning services and building advice.
"Stage two will include the commencement of early works on site involving bridge and road construction, and the construction of our new hospital, next to the Royal Adelaide Hospital."
Lendlease Managing Director for Building, David Paterson, said they are thrilled to be working in partnership with the State Government to deliver this vital project for Adelaide and the broader South Australian community.
"In addition to over 75 years of delivering projects in the state, Lendlease has a significant track record in the delivery of health infrastructure throughout Australia," Mr Paterson said.
"We will utilise this expertise in the Australian health care sector, as well as our international experience, to deliver a world class facility that will provide the most advanced hospital care, technology and medical research for the people of South Australia."
Main construction works on the nWCH site will begin later this year, following the completion of initial enabling works on the nWCH site.
For more information on the nWCH Project, visit newwch.sa.gov.au
