I am pleased to announce that the Minns Labor Government has started construction on the new $2 billion dollar state-of-the-art Bankstown Hospital, the biggest public health infrastructure investment in our State’s history.

The health needs of our community were neglected for years under the Liberals. They didn’t even secure a site for this new hospital. 

Now working with Premier Chris Minns, we’re getting on with the job of delivering a modern, accessible facility to give your family access to quality healthcare when you need it. 

It will be a one stop shop including brand new operating theatres, an intensive care unit, a maternity ward, an emergency department, day surgery, mental health services and 1,000 additional parking spots. 

Additional express access for ambulances will enable patients to get to the Emergency Department faster and the existing Bankstown-Lidcombe Hospital will remain open as a health facility for our community.

MORE HEALTH WORKERS ACROSS OUR COMMUNITY

We’ve also removed the Liberals unfair wages cap and are recruiting more local health workers needed to run our hospitals. We’re making progress, in just three years we’ve recruited an additional 472 nurses, 160 doctors, 94 allied health professionals and 125 paramedics locally.

There’s more work to do, and I’ll keep working with Premier Chris Minns to deliver better hospitals and more health workers across our community.