Blackwater’s new $26.5m Multi-Purpose Health Service is moving quickly, with the first on-site design meeting taking place last week. Hutchinson Builders (including architectural consultants Nettleton Tribe), project manager AECOM, and representatives of CQ Health and Queensland Health’s Health Capital Division were meeting for the first design user group for the project. Pictured, from left: Natasha (Project Director from Health Capital Division), Daniel, Jamie and Dylan from Hutchinson Builders, Dylan from AECOM, Christopher from Hutchinson Builders, Shastee (Director of Nursing), Paul (Board Chair), Susan (from CQHHS Infrastructure Development Unit), Ashleigh from Nettleton Tribe, Meghan and Sandra from CQHHS, Jennifer (Central Highlands Director of Nursing), Marsha (CQHHS General Manager Central Highlands) and Rhys from AECOM.
After successful tender, Hutchinson Builders will soon begin construction of Blackwater’s new $26.5 million hospital.
Replacing the existing Blackwater Multipurpose Health Service, the new facility promises a new era of combined, quality health and aged-care services for the community.
It will include both acute and non-acute inpatient medical services, palliative care, radiography and accident and emergency services, as well as residential aged care.
Construction of the new facility will deliver 73 jobs and will not affect the operation of the current services.
Central Queensland Hospital and Health Service Chief Executive Dr Emma McCahon welcomed the tender announcement.
“Our staff at Blackwater do a great job of caring for their community every day, and this new, contemporary multipurpose health service will enhance the care and service they provide.”
Design for the new hospital involves modern construction methods ensuring the replacement facility is delivered as quickly as possible and on budget.
The 2021-22 State Budget included a commitment to build the new Blackwater hospital as part of Phase 1 of the Building Rural and Remote Health Program.
The new Blackwater Multipurpose Health Service features modern design and a practical fit-out, ensuring the needs of the community are met now and into the future.
