State Infrastructure Plan
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Health<br />
Case study Sunshine Coast University Hospital<br />
Currently under construction, the $1.87 billion<br />
Sunshine Coast University Hospital (SCUH) will be<br />
the focus of the new 20 hectare Oceanside Kawana<br />
Health Precinct. It will transform the way health<br />
care is delivered on the Sunshine Coast. Along with<br />
the SCUH, the precinct will be home to the Skills,<br />
Academic and Research Centre and the Sunshine<br />
Coast University Private Hospital. The precinct<br />
will also provide opportunities for health-related<br />
commercial developments.<br />
When complete, SCUH will open with 450 beds but<br />
can be expanded to meet the needs of the growing<br />
region. It will offer a range of new and expanded free<br />
public hospital services to patients<br />
with complex or life-threatening conditions. This<br />
means the 10,000 patients who currently travel<br />
to Brisbane for treatment each year will be safely cared<br />
for on the Sunshine Coast.<br />
The campus model will provide Sunshine Coast<br />
patients with highly-trained staff that will be able<br />
to work across the public and private hospitals<br />
and have easy access to teaching and research<br />
opportunities. The project is providing a boost<br />
to the local economy and is a catalyst for local<br />
commercial and residential development.<br />
Aerial photo supplied by Lend Lease provides an<br />
update of the construction progress at the Sunshine<br />
Coast University Hospital site (23 December 2015)<br />
74 <strong>State</strong> <strong>Infrastructure</strong> <strong>Plan</strong> Part B: Program
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