Here is your first look at the $93 million expansion of Werribee Mercy Hospital.
The upgrade, which spans four storeys at the northern end of the hospital, above the Catherine McAuley Centre, includes an eight-bed intensive care unit, 56 inpatient beds, six additional operating theatres and a new central sterile department. It also includes a multi-storey carpark.
Building work has been completed and the internal fit-out is under way, with final furniture and medical equipment deliveries expected in coming weeks.
The mammoth expansion is the biggest investment in the hospital since it opened in 1994.
Mercy Health health services chief executive Linda Mellors said the new facilities would open to the public in stages from August.
“Many of our staff and some local GPs have now completed tours of the expansion and are thoroughly impressed by what they have seen,” Adjunct Professor Mellors said.
“We are confident that our community members will value the new services and the lovely amenities built into the design, such as a wellness garden, family sitting areas and expansive views to the city, the You Yangs and the bay.”
Adjunct Professor Mellors said a medical director and nurse unit manager for the ICU had been appointed.
The hospital is still on the lookout for more ICU nurses, perioperative nurses and technicians, midwives, mental health nurses, emergency nurses, general medical nurses and allied health workers and clinical support service staff.
Details: careers.mercy.com.au or WMHcareers@mercy.com.au
