Arabic version: اكتمال مستشفى لافيرتون يقرّب مشروعاً بقيمة 67.6 مليون دولار من الافتتاح
According to ABC News, construction of the new Laverton Hospital in Western Australia’s northern Goldfields has reached practical completion, with the eight-bed facility expected to begin receiving patients this week.
The project’s final cost is $67.6 million, including a $16.8 million federal government contribution. The hospital was tendered to ADCO Constructions for $37.5 million in February 2025, while Health Infrastructure Minister John Carey confirmed costs had risen to $63.6 million in October last year. A $19.5 million redevelopment had been promised in 2015 before funding was cut in 2017.
Premier Roger Cook and Health Minister Meredith Hammat visited Laverton on Sunday to announce the practical completion. Mr Cook said patients would be welcomed from Wednesday. The new facility replaces an ageing hospital built in 1973, about 950 kilometres north-east of Perth.
The hospital includes a 24-hour emergency department equipped for telehealth, flexible care beds and facilities for visiting clinicians. It will also provide outpatient community-health and mental-health services, with space for an onsite private GP clinic. Ms Hammat said delivering major health infrastructure in regional Western Australia was challenging, while describing the replacement facility as needed by the community.
Shire of Laverton president Pat Hill said the hospital would be important for emergencies as traffic is projected to grow when the Outback Way is sealed. The 2,719-kilometre route runs from Laverton to Winton in Queensland, with the final stretch hoped to be sealed by 2032. Mr Hill also pointed to mining activity around Laverton and said more than 7,500 people work fly-in, fly-out in the area.
