Concept designs for the $100 million Stage 2 redevelopment of Manning Base Hospital have been released.
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The project includes construction of a new inpatient unit and a two-storey building to better connect existing services within the hospital campus.
The new two-storey building will link the existing buildings on the campus to the new inpatient unit, Myall Lakes MP Stephen Bromhead said. "This building will separate the entry and public areas on level 1 from the clinical and patient only areas. The redevelopment is also being built with capacity to enable new and upgraded clinical facilities to be integrated seamlessly into the future."
The second stage of the redevelopment includes:
- Upgraded capacity for acute and inpatient beds
- Relocation and expansion of inpatient resources, including pharmacy and pathology
- Improved drop-off and front of house areas to provide a clear entry to the hospital
- An integrated back of house and upgrade of essential hospital infrastructure
- Reconfiguration and refurbishment of key areas
Minister for Regional Health Bronnie Taylor said the concept design builds on the master plan for Manning Base Hospital which was unveiled earlier this year.
"This next stage is a great opportunity for people to provide their feedback on the vision for this modern healthcare facility, which is being designed to create a welcoming and culturally respectful space for patients their carers, staff and our local community," Mrs Taylor said.
"It will feature new landscaped areas and gardens for community use, spaces to reflect the diversity of the community and takes advantage of views of the region from spaces at the end of the inpatient unit corridors."
As the project team progresses the design and plans for the project, staff and community are being encouraged to provide feedback on the concept plan via information pop-ups, community and stakeholder presentations and the project website.
The Manning Base Hospital Redevelopment is part of the NSW Government's record $11.9 billion investment in health infrastructure over four years to 2025-26, with nearly a third of the capital allocation in this financial year going towards regional and rural health facilities.
Additional investments in the region include:
- $20 million towards a new hospital in Forster-Tuncurry
- A new ambulance station in Forster, as part of the $232 million Rural Ambulance Infrastructure Reconfiguration (RAIR) program
- $835 million John Hunter Health and Innovation Precinct
The Manning Base Hospital Redevelopment is being delivered in partnership with Health Infrastructure and Hunter New England Local Health District.
For more information about the hospital redevelopment, visit: www.hneinfra.health.nsw.gov.au/projects/manning
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