- Noosa locals will continue to have access to safe, quality health care following lease renewal negotiations between Sunshine Coast Health and Ramsay Health
- Sunshine Coast Health has agreed in principle to extend the lease, meaning local, quality health care services will continue at Noosa Hospital.
- This agreement also means Ramsay Health can look at increasing capacity to meet the rising demand of the Noosa community.
Sunshine Coast Health and Ramsay Health have a constructive and collaborative long-standing relationship providing care to the Noosa community and surrounds, at Noosa Hospital.
The team at Noosa Hospital have provided excellent care to the community since 1999, and this partnership is set to continue, with Sunshine Coast Health agreeing in principle with Ramsay Health to negotiate a contract extension.
With a 15 per cent growth projection predicted for Noosa by 2041, it is important that we invest in the area to manage the increasing need for health care.
Noosa Hospital, which is an acute medical and surgical facility, is currently operated by Ramsay Health and offers a comprehensive range of inpatient and day services, across a wide range of specialties.
As stated by the Minister for Health, Mental Health and Ambulance Services and Minister for Women Shannon Fentiman:
"This lease renewal means the Noosa community can be assured that their Noosa Hospital will be able to care for them for many years to come.
"It also allows the private provider, Ramsay Health, to invest where they need to and ensure they can continue to meet the demands of the Noosa community."
As stated by Sunshine Coast Health Chief Executive Dr Peter Gillies:
"Providing care as close to home as possible is a key priority for our health service, and contracts like this one help us to keep patients in their communities when they need care.
"The local clinicians support high-quality, accessible care to the Noosa community, which is why we have agreed in principle to the lease renewal to see our successful partnership with Ramsay Health extended."
