Daniel Andrews‘s authorities will make investments $1.5 billion to rebuild a significant hospital and rename it in honour of the late Queen Elizabeth II.
The premier introduced on Sunday the cash can be spent on bettering the Maroondah Hospital, in Melbourne‘s east, if Labor wins the subsequent election.
The Liberal opposition a day earlier pledged $400 million if it was voted into energy.
Queen Elizabeth holds a particular place within the hearts of Victorians,’ Mr Andrews mentioned.
‘A re-elected Andrews Labor Authorities will rebuild and develop Maroondah Hospital earlier than renaming it in Her Majesty’s honour.’
Daniel Andrews has vowed he’ll make investments $1.5billion to rebuild a significant hospital and rename it in honour of the late Queen Elizabeth I
The premier introduced on Sunday the cash can be spent on bettering the Maroondah Hospital, in Melbourne’s east, if Labor wins the subsequent election
The Queen Elizabeth II Hospital would boast new working theatres, day process amenities and specialist care areas.
A bigger medical imaging unit and a brand new emergency division would even be included within the rebuild.
Two six-storey in-patient towers may even be constructed and have the room to carry a further 200 beds and 9,000 extra sufferers would be capable of be handled.
‘The entire hospital is actually being rebuilt,’ Mr Andrews mentioned.
The rebuild is anticipated to price $1.5 billion and start in 2025 earlier than ending in 2029, with 2,500 jobs created by the most important improve.
Mr Andrews slammed the $400 million pledge by the opposition as too small.
‘That’s why we’re going to construct the Queen Elizabeth II hospital for what it prices — greater than a billion {dollars},’ he mentioned.
‘They didn’t actually make a dedication to revamp Maroondah, they made a dedication to half do-it.
‘Queen Elizabeth holds a particular place within the hearts of Victorians,’ Mr Andrews mentioned
‘(The opposition is) not notably related to what we’re asserting right now they usually confirmed that with absolutely the inadequacy of the commitments that they made yesterday.’
Below the opposition’s promise, the brand new hospital will embrace big-ticket objects similar to a brand new emergency division, ICU and demanding care unit, an enhanced most cancers centre, additional working suites and an even bigger workers automotive park.
Particulars of the refurbishment and growth will probably be labored by with the hospital’s operator Jap Well being and the area people.
‘We’re going to extend the capability right here by one other 100 beds, so take that as much as over 420 beds,’ opposition well being spokeswoman Georgie Crozier mentioned on Saturday.
‘That can embrace capability to enhance the psychological well being companies, intensive care, normal surgical (and) normal medical capability on this hospital.’
