Contractor Named for Three Major Queensland Hospital Expansions

Three contracts have been awarded to construction contractor BESIX Watpac to deliver expansions at Ipswich, Townsville and Mackay Base Hospitals, located in Australia. These projects form part of the State Government’s Queensland Health and Hospitals Plan, which includes a record-breaking $9.7-billion investment in health over the next six years to deliver new hospitals in the state.

Works at all three hospitals will be delivered in a live hospital campus. This will be carefully managed by the BESIX Watpac delivery teams to ensure the existing hospitals and services remain operational throughout construction.

Townsville University Hospital expansion includes a new eight-story building (including helipad on level eight), for rehabilitation and surgery services. The project will provide 143 additional beds and will accommodate services such as acute and rehabilitation inpatients units, operating theatres, medical imaging, as well as a new helipad.

Ipswich Hospital expansion will create expanded infrastructure, while connecting and integrating with the surrounding and adjoining facilities. The project will deliver a new acute services building including 200 additional beds, as well as built-in capacity to expand with future growth.

Mackay Base Hospital expansion will deliver 128 additional beds to the precinct across surgical inpatient and medical units, maternity and birthing units, and pediatric and special care nursery units. Works include a new building onsite, as well as internal refurbishments.