Hesperia has submitted an application for a four-storey development in the Murdoch Health and Knowledge precinct, estimated to cost $68.7 million.
Hesperia has submitted an application for a four-storey development in the Murdoch Health and Knowledge precinct, estimated to cost $68.7 million.
The developer lodged the application to the City of Melville, on behalf of its joint venture partner St John of God Health Care.
The proposed development, to be named the Orthonova Orthopaedic Hospital, will offer orthopaedic surgery services and will be equipped with technology for joint replacement surgery.
Features of the proposed hospital include day surgery suites, operating theatres, 40-bed inpatient wards, 20 day beds and eight recovery beds.
Orthonova Orthopaedic Hospital has an estimated cost of $68.7 million, according to a Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage document.
The proposed hospital will be built on 100 Murdoch Drive next to Hesperia’s $450 million Murdoch Square, which is scheduled to be completed this year.
Both developments will be part of the state government's Murdoch Health and Knowledge Precinct, covering 1.2 hectares of land next to Fiona Stanley Hospital.
Hesperia managing director Ben Lisle said the Orthonova Orthopaedic Hospital would be purpose-built to meet the specific needs of orthopaedic surgeons.
“The innovation in this important project starts with the project partnership, which we believe shows a new way for the private and not-for-profit sectors to work with specialist health practitioners to deliver important medical infrastructure in a timely and efficient way that will address growing patient demand,” he said.
The Orthonova Orthopaedic Hospital has been designed with a corridor to link to St John of God Murdoch Hospital’s 510-bed facility.
St John of God Health Care chief executive Bryan Pyne said the joint venture represented an opportunity to enhance the orthopaedic health care services and options for people living in Perth’s south.
“Our focus on providing excellence in clinical safety and outcomes means we are well positioned to extend this offering in Perth’s north too,” he said.
The Metro Inner-South Joint Development Assessment Panel will decide on the proposed Orthonova Orthopaedic Hospital, after City of Melville provides a report.
A second similar facility to service the northern metropolitan area is already being planned, according to Hesperia.
