Health
Mater Newcastle Redevelopment
Lookout Road, New Lambton NSW 2305
- Status: Planning
- Electorate: Newcastle
- Start: In Progress
- Finish: Late 2009
- Cost estimate: $200 million
Aerial View of Mater site
A $200 million redevelopment of Mater Newcastle will upgrade the hospital and bring vital oncology and mental health services to the city. It will also create jobs and provide an economic stimulus for the Hunter.
Co-location of Calvary Mater & Hunter New England Mental Health
The Mater redevelopment rationalises health care in the area by co-locating Calvary Mater Newcastle and Hunter New England Mental Health onto one site.
Bringing Oncology and Mental Health services to Newcastle
The new combined facility will bring much needed mental health and radiotherapy services to Newcastle. Once completed, the Calvary Mater Newcastle will become the largest provider of radiation oncology services in NSW.
Improving Newcastle Healthcare in 3 ways
The Mater Project delivers 3 important developments for Newcastle healthcare:
1. Redevelopment of Calvary Mater Newcastle Hospital – will have 204 beds, a new and larger emergency department, intensive care and coronary care units.
2. Construction of a new 100-bed acute mental health facility – built on the Mater site to replace existing facilities at James Fletcher Hospital, it will include 14 extra acute mental health beds.
3. Expansion of cancer radiation therapy facilities at Calvary Mater – existing facilities will be refurbished and new equipment provided to make it the biggest radiation oncology centre in the state.
New Calvary Mater Hospital gets state-of-the-art facilities
The redevelopment will provide the hospital with state-of-the-art equipment including:
- High-level isolation rooms
- Ceiling-mounted electronic patient hoist systems for ICU
- Service pendant systems for both ICU and operating theatres
- Integrated digital operating theatre with high definition capability
- Lightweight helipad
Staged development to minimise disruption
To minimise disruption to healthcare, the Mater redevelopment will take places in stages:
- New Radiation Oncology facilities - completed by April 2007
- Stage 1 - Clinical services building - completed by Jan 2008
- Stage 2 - North Block - completed by Feb 2009
- Stage 3 - Mental Health Unit - completed by June 2009
Creating jobs that build our future
The $200 million Mater redevelopment is an investment by NSW in the future of Newcastle. It will create construction jobs, provide new ongoing healthcare positions and deliver the services that can help the Hunter prosper.