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CONSTRUCTION on Ipswich’s new $91 million Acute Mental Health Unit will begin next week.
It is at the heart of West Moreton Health’s expansion to service the fastest growing area in Queensland.
Health Minister Yvette D’Ath said the state government has invested more than $146 million over five years for stage one of the expansion of Ipswich Hospital and associated health services. West Moreton Hospital and Health Service board chair Michael Willis.
Construction company BESIX Watpac has been appointed as the main works contractor to build the new three-storey mental health facility.
It will feature three internal courtyards for patients and their families.
Minister for Health and Ambulance Services The Honourable Yvette D Ath
Construction will begin next week on the new $91 million, 50-bed Acute Mental Health Unit (AMHU) at the heart of the West Moreton Health’s current expansion.
Minister for Health and Ambulance Services Yvette D’Ath said construction company BESIX Watpac had been appointed as the main works contractor to build the three-storey mental health unit.
“The Palaszczuk Government has invested more than $146.3 million over 5 years for Stage 1 of the master-planned expansion of Ipswich Hospital and related health services to meet the needs of the fast-growing region,” Minister D’Ath said.