Redcliffe Hospital expansion plan ‘locked in’

The Redcliffe Hospital expansion masterplan has been finalised and construction dates “locked in”.

Health and Ambulance Services Minister Tim Nicholls issued a media statement today announcing the State Government had confirmed “clear timelines” for work at 11 hospitals, including Redcliffe Hospital.

“These major milestones set a clear pathway to deliver the beds, services and facilities Labor failed to provide and are supported by a credible and fully costed investment program,” the statement says.

Main procurement for Redcliffe Hospital’s expansion will start in early 2026, with the first beds delivered from late 2027 and the full project expected to be finished in 2032.

It will deliver at least 210 new overnight beds, enhanced maternity and endoscopy services and additional operating theatres.

Work is also beginning on a three-level extension to the multi-storey car park, providing more than 530 new spaces in 2027.

Minister Nicholls says the Government is “restoring health services when Queenslanders need them most”.

"Our fully funded Hospital Rescue Plan is delivering new and expanded hospitals, 2600 new hospital beds (statewide) and health services when Queenslanders need them most," he says.

"After Labor’s decade of decline that left the system in crisis and without a credible path to building the hospital beds needed, Queenslanders are starting to see the results of getting our hospital build back on track with masterplans, designs and construction moving forward.”

Queensland Health Implementation Lead Sam Sangster, who completed the incoming LNP Government’s review of the former Labor Government’s hospital expansion program, says the department has been working closely with Hospital and Health Services to ensure the “major health builds meet the needs of the local communities in which they serve”.

Work stopped at the Redcliffe Hospital site earlier this year, following the appointment of Mr Sangster in late 2024.

“These masterplans mark an exciting first step in the process where Queenslanders will begin to see work intensifying on sites across the state,” Mr Sangster says.

“It’s important to take the time to properly plan these major projects to ensure we leave a lasting legacy through sustainable infrastructure that caters for staff, clinicians, patients and their families.”