In October 2024, we welcomed our first patients to the new Blackwater Multipurpose Health Service. The new facility replaces the existing Blackwater health care facility and has a new modular design. The new design and other upgrades will improve clinical flow.

The facility includes:

  • 24/7 emergency department (ED)
    • with six treatment spaces (four more than the current hospital)
    • a triage room
  • an inpatient ward
  • six residential aged care beds
  • medical imaging services
  • outpatient services
  • dental services, and
  • additional consultation rooms.

The new Multipurpose Health Service is part of the Queensland Government’s more than $1 billion Building Rural and Remote Health Program.

Timeline

Start date: Mid 2023, Modular construction commencement at Yatala
Main site construction starts: February 2024
Practical completion: late September 2024
Open to community: Mid-October 2024

Progress

Front entrance and ambulance bay of the completed new Blackwater Multipurpose Health Service.

New Blackwater Multipurpose Health Service Project Timelapse
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Community updates

Community information sessions were held in August 2023 to provide updates, timelines, and overview on the project. Community and staff chose the colour scheme for the build, nominating blue tones.

We intend to incorporate a range of local artwork, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artwork, in the facility. We have started consultation for local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artwork. We will include homely touches and finishes to the inside of the build.

Old Blackwater facility

Old Blackwater Multipurpose Health Service has served its community well for close to 50 years.

The facility will be taken apart and removed late this year.

For many, the old facility is an outdated building in need of demolition. For others it’s a place which hosted five decades of memories.

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Latest news

Last updated: April 2025

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