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Canberra Hospital upgrades begin this year

Canberra Hospital, Woden.

IN about four years Canberra Hospital will have double its ICU beds and will have 39 more emergency treatment spaces following the anticipated opening of its new Surgical Procedures, Interventional Radiology and Emergency Centre, SPIRE, in 2023-24.

It will also include four new paediatric ICU beds and a family zone to provide support services for families who have children in the ICU as well as 22 new state-of-the-art operating theatres – nine more than are currently available, including hybrid theatres and interventional radiology theatres.

Preparatory site works for SPIRE will get underway with decanting and site works commencing this year.

Health Minister Meegan Fitzharris says the investment by the ACT government will be complemented by a new ANU building that will boost the teaching, training and research presence on the Canberra Hospital campus.

“This investment by the ANU means Canberra and the SPIRE Centre will be very attractive to the best and brightest students and clinicians nationally and internationally who want to do their medical training and research in a modern, state-of-the-art facility,” she says.

ANU has welcomed the major upgrades to Canberra Hospital and ANU Provost Prof Mike Calford says they’re excited by the health improvements SPIRE will deliver for the people of Canberra and the region.

“ANU is committed to playing a vital role in these future developments,” he says.

Dean of the ANU College of Health and Medicine, Prof Russell Gruen, says the new facilities would advance the health and wellbeing of people in Canberra and surrounding region.

“The best health systems and patient outcomes only occur when universities and health services work closely together,” he says.

“These new facilities will help develop and attract the best clinicians, promote quality, safety and value in the health system, and make available the latest cutting-edge research and technology.

“They will also ensure ANU serves the nation by preparing health professionals for the future of healthcare. It will ensure Canberra is a hub for contemporary medical education that harnesses advanced approaches to simulation and technology-enhanced learning.”

 

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