The Western Australian Government has announced a $57.14 million funding injection for Karratha’s new health campus.

 

State Health Minister Kim Hames said the injection now made the campus the largest investment in a single piece of health infrastructure in the state.

 

“The additional funds will allow the development of a ‘one stop shop’ for health care, bringing together in the one place services such as acute care, population health and community mental health and drug services on to a new site that will have capacity to support potential partnerships with other private and non-government health providers; human service agencies and retail providers,” Mr Hames said.

 

Regional Development Minister Brendon Grylls said growth in the Pilbara triggered a review of services planning and the new health campus would be developed as an integrated district health service and support the smaller health services such as Roebourne, Wickham, Tom Price, Onslow and Paraburdoo.

 

“The intended design of the Karratha Health Campus will facilitate the delivery of seamless health care for the West Pilbara community through better integration and co-location of services and improved information technology,” Mr Grylls said.