We're investing over $300 million to upgrade Redland Hospital, build new medical units and increase our treatment spaces.
The upgrades include:
- more inpatient beds
- new intensive care unit
- more mental health inpatient treatment facilities and services
- more car parking.
The upgrades will increase our hospital capacity and help us provide more specialist health care services to our community. It will also help us care for more patients who need surgery or emergency care closer to home.
Building started in 2020. Some upgrades have already finished, including a new multi level car park and 28 bed medical ward. We expect all upgraded services and buildings to open by 2027.
There may be changes to hospital entry points or parking when we're building. If you’re going to hospital, you can search our health services to check if there are any changes you need to know.
Why we’re expanding
The Redlands Coast community is growing. We expect more than 30,000 more people to live here in the next 10 years. Our upgrades and new buildings will make sure we’re ready for this growth and can continue to provide quality health care to our community. It will also improve patient wait times in our emergency department.
The upgrades are part of the Queensland Health and Hospitals Plan. We've planned them based on:
- our medical and clinical health service needs
- information about our population and expected growth
- feedback and consultation with our patients and community
- advice from builders, engineers and design experts.
What we’re building
We’re upgrading our buildings and services in stages. We’ve already opened the following new facilities.
- 28 bed ‘Lagoon Ward’ medical unit with 1 and 2 bedrooms, office space and treatment areas
- Upgraded birthing unit with 2 new birthing suites and 3 birthing pools
- Larger emergency department with 4 more beds
- 7 level car park with over 1,000 undercover spaces.
Stage 1 hospital expansion
Stage 1 is a $77.9 million investment and includes:
- a new intensive care unit with critical care and life support facilities
- 37 more inpatient beds.
The upgrades will help patients get emergency care closer to home without needing to be transferred to other hospitals. The new bed spaces will also help us treat more people who need surgery or overnight hospital stays.
We expect stage 1 to open in 2025.
New mental health facility
Stage 1 includes a $150 million investment to build a new mental health facility. It includes:
- more mental health services
- 20 new inpatient beds.
Relocating the mental health building will also free up land on the hospital site to make way for a future Stage 2 expansion.
Timeline
The timeline and dates may change.
March 2020: Birthing unit and emergency department expansions opened
April 2023: 7 level car park opened
October 2023: Building started on Stage 1 expansion
December 2023: New 28 bed ‘Lagoon Ward’ medical unit opened
2025: New intensive care unit and inpatient ward opens
2027: New mental health facility opens
Get involved
We're working with people and groups from our community to help plan the upgrades and get feedback including:
- design user groups where we co-design clinical and public spaces with architects and clinicians
- consultations about the look and design of the upgrades and wayfinding strategy
- the hospital site’s building approval with local council.
We also worked with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and Traditional Owners to make sure the upgrades are culturally safe.
If you’d like to get involved in our consumer groups, email RedlandHospitalExpansionProject@health.qld.gov.au.
You can also apply to volunteer with us or become a consumer partner.
Jobs
As we grow and finish our upgrades, we’ll need new staff members to join our team. We have jobs in all areas including nursing, medicine, allied health, pharmacy, and business support.
You can search our vacancies or register your interest for future jobs when our hospital upgrades open.
News and updates
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05 October 2023
Construction begins on new Intensive Care Unit
Construction on the Redland Hospital Expansion Project has begun, marking a significant milestone in the delivery of improved healthcare services to the Redlands Coast community. -
07 September 2023
Modular ward crane-in | Redland Hospital
Look what we’re building at Redland Hospital. Redland Hospital’s new $25 million modular ward is on track to deliver 28 new beds!
Contact
- Phone: 07 3564 0021
- Email: RedlandHospitalExpansionProject@health.qld.gov.au
- Post: Redland Hospital Expansion Program, PO Box 6099, Upper Mt Gravatt Qld 4122
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Last updated: June 2024