Premier Chris Minns has confirmed that $700million has been earmarked by the model new Labor Government to construct a 300-bed Rouse Hill Public Hospital with an Emergency Department.

In a response to questions by the Hills to Hawkesbury Community News following the State Election end result, the Premier’s office confirmed it would be going ahead with the pre-election promise to more than double the Coalition Government’s commitment to well being in the North-West.

The Coalition authorities had promised a $300 million Rouse Hill Hospital. The then Health Minister, Brad Hazzard, turned the first sod on the development on March 2nd, weeks out from the State election which noticed a change in Government.

The new hospital web site is positioned on the corner of Commercial Road and Windsor Road, reverse The Fiddler resort.

New Health Minister Ryan Park informed the Hills to Hawkesbury Community News this week that Rouse Hill Hospital will deliver complete healthcare services to this growing inhabitants, especially to younger families.

Rouse Hill Hospital Image $700M Rouse Hill Hospital Vow The expansion of Rouse Hill Hospital will embrace:

• An Emergency Department including pressing care centre and emergency medicine

• Comprehensive maternity providers and women’s well being companies

• Day surgical procedure unit

• Adult and pediatric brief stay unit

• Ambulatory and outpatients care together with day chemotherapy and infusion, renal dialysis, psychological well being, and ante/post-natal care

• Comprehensive medical imaging companies

• Prehabilitation and rehabilitation services

Mr Park mentioned: “The Liberals promised this hospital for eight years with out taking any motion to see this a lot needed facility delivered. Labor is dedicated to delivering Rouse Hill Hospital.

“We will have extra to say on this venture because it progresses.”

Labor’s pre-election promise was that: Any new hospitals built beneath Labor will transfer to a full campus mannequin, beginning with Rouse Hill which may have a childcare centre and healthcare worker housing, both on website.

The pre-election promise also announced $150 million to increase the capacity of Blacktown and Mt Druitt Hospitals – including a further 60 beds and extra companies such as chemotherapy, most cancers remedy, and dialysis.

The doubtless date for completion of Rouse Hill Hospital is late 2027 or early 2028.

TIMELINE

• The timeline for bulletins about a hospital at Rouse Hill began in March 2015 when the then Premier Mike Baird mentioned his Government would put aside $300 million to build a brand new hospital at Rouse Hill if re-elected.

• Money was allotted In the 2017/18 Budget to undertake the planning of Rouse Hill Health Service.

• In the 2018/2019 Budget the Government allocated $75 million for land acquisition for the new hospital.

• In March 2021 The Government confirmed a website on the north-eastern side of Windsor Rd for the hospital.

• In November 2022 a Master plan for a $300million Rouse Hill Hospital was launched.

• January 2023 the then Labor Opposition leader Chris Minns introduced a $700 million commitment to the brand new Rouse Hill Hospital with an Emergency Department ought to or not it’s re-elected.

• April 2023. The newly elected Premier Chris Minns and Health Minister Ryan Park confirmed the $700 million investment for the new Rouse Hill Hospital.