The Queensland Government has announced the appointment of CPB Contractors and Hansen Yuncken to deliver the Cairns Hospital precinct expansion.
CPB and Hansen Yuncken have been engaged as part of a joint venture to deliver the Cairns Health Innovation and Surgical Centre by 2031 as well as the new, extreme weather rated rooftop helipad in 2027 and design and enabling works for the multi-storey staff car park.
The contract follows the release of a new masterplan for the project earlier this year as part of the Government’s Hospital Rescue Plan.
“We know the hospital has already outgrown its footprint, which is why we are moving quickly with this project and have set out a roadmap for the next 30 years to deliver state-of-the-art health services needed now and into the future,” said Minister for Health and Ambulance Services, Tim Nicholls.
Stage 1 of the project comprises:
- A new Health Innovation and Surgical Centre, including at least 40 new beds, four new operating theatres, 16 day surgery spaces, a specialist outpatient department, clinical trials facilities and simulation and training spaces;
- A Health Management Hub;
- A new multi-storey staff car park adjacent to existing Cairns Hospital facilities with 950 spaces;
- A new extreme weather-rated rooftop helipad on the existing Block D;
- Expansion of support services such as medical imaging, pathology, pharmacy, sterilising and a new kitchen to support the expanding hospital.
The first new ward under the Cairns Hospital Expansion plan has already been delivered, with 28 new surgical and orthopaedic beds and four new high-care multi-trauma bays opening this month.
Works on the new extreme weather-rated rooftop helipad are also already underway, with other site works expected to commence before the end of the year.
