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Birchip Campus redevelopment

Location 26 Duncan Street, Birchip, Victoria, 3483, Australia

The Victorian Government has invested $9.5 million to redevelop East Wimmera Health Service’s Birchip Campus.

This $9.5 million includes funding from the Regional Health Infrastructure Fund, and will integrate acute and aged care services under one roof.

The project will deliver a new hospital building including 12 aged care beds, three acute inpatient beds and incorporate urgent care facilities. The refurbishment of the existing building will also improve amenities for East Wimmera Health Service staff.

The $350 million Regional Health Infrastructure Fund is the largest grant program of its kind in Victorian history. It provides vital government funding to rural and regional public health and residential aged care services across Victoria. This funding enables these services to continue to provide safe and efficient care to local communities.

The Birchip Campus redevelopment project will deliver a new building for urgent care services, including:

  • 12 aged care beds
  • three acute inpatient beds
  • urgent care facilities
  • staff facilities.

The existing hospital building will also be partly refurbished and extended to create new administrative, consulting and back of house areas, including:

  • new reception and waiting areas
  • medical records room
  • management offices
  • salon
  • education/meeting space
  • internal courtyard
  • back-of-house facilities including storage and a new laundry. 

This $9.5 million project includes funding from the Regional Health Infrastructure Fund.

The Birchip Campus aged care redevelopment project aims to achieve the following benefits:

Acute and aged care services under one roof

All bed-based services will be consolidated within a single new contemporary building.

Improvements for staff

The reconfigured site and integration of services will improve amenities for East Wimmera Health Service staff. 

Largest program of its kind

The $350 million Regional Health Infrastructure Fund, which includes the Aged Care Regional Health Infrastructure Fund, is the largest grant program of its kind in Victorian history. It enables rural and regional public health and residential aged care services to invest in modern infrastructure and equipment. This supports the services to continue to provide safe and efficient care to local communities.

Funding for this project is being administered by the Victorian Health and Human Services Building Authority through the Regional Health Infrastructure Fund.

This project is being delivered by East Wimmera Health Service in partnership with:

  • Baldasso Cortese (architect)
  • AW Nicholson Construction.

News

Hospital facilities

02 September 2020

Builder announced for Birchip Campus redevelopment

The Birchip Campus aged care and hospital redevelopment is on track, with a builder now appointed to deliver the $9.5 million project.
News

News

Hospital facilities

02 September 2020

Builder announced for Birchip Campus redevelopment

The Birchip Campus aged care and hospital redevelopment is on track, with a builder now appointed to deliver the $9.5 million project.
News
Birchip Campus redevelopment
  • Location
  • 26 Duncan Street
    Birchip, Victoria, 3483, Australia
  • Mail
  • (03) 5477 2100

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Last updated: 02 September 2020