Completed project - Esperance Health Campus

The $31.3million Esperance Health Campus redevelopment will offer top quality care closer to home for the people of Esperance and South East coastal areas.

New and expanded emergency department now open

: The new 'blue' ED entrance is easily recognisable

: The new ED has triple the capacity of the previous department

: Increase from 4 to 12 treatment areas

Esperance residents are benefiting from a new and expanded emergency department, now open to patients.

Services include:

Triple the number of treatment areas - from 4-12
Two state-of-the-art resuscitation bays for patients needing the highest level of care, with VC and Telehealth links
Acute mental health assessment room
Emergency decontamination showers
An isolation room
Five monitored treatment bays
Two private consulting rooms
One procedure room
A brand new main entrance including a covered patient set-down area with adjacent parking
Larger waiting room with outdoor courtyard and adjacent patient amenities and parenting room

Expanded surgical services: ED and day surgery

: Esperance will have a new and expanded day surgery unit

A huge expansion of surgical services, including a brand new day surgery unit, will bring care closer to home for the South East coastal community.

More patients will be able to be treated in Esperance by local doctors and visiting specialists. Facilities will include:

Brand new operating theatre
Upgrade to the existing theatre
Brand new day surgery unit
Eight recovery bays, allowing patients to recover closer to the theatres rather than being transferred to inpatient beds
Discharge lounge with four chairs
Separate entrance with adjacent set-down and parking
Private waiting area
Dedicated rooms for clinical consultation and pre-admission

Improved maternity services

The new Esperance Health Campus makes it more convenient for mums to stay in Esperance to have their babies.

The new maternity service at Esperance includes:

Two brand new, state-of-the-art labour delivery rooms, both with a private ensuite and one with access to a private courtyard.
Four single private rooms each with an ensuite and baby bathing facilities
A specialised nursery
Consultation and examination room

News

Date	Title	Source
16 December 2016	New maternity facilities open in Esperance	Media Statements
9 June 2016	Expansion for Esperance Aged Care Facility	Media Statements
2 December 2015	New Emergency Department for Esperance	Media Statements
5 October 2015	Temporary changes to surgical services at Esperance Health Campus	WACHS Media Statement
18 July 2014	Esperance Health Campus redevelopment starts (external website)	Media Statements
6 May 2014	Tenders called for $31.3m Esperance Health Campus redevelopment (external website)	Media Statements
3 February 2014	Esperance Health Campus one step closer (external website)	Media Statements
31 May 2012	$31million boost for Esperance Health Campus (external website)	Media Statements

More information on the redevelopment

For more information on the Esperance Health Campus redevelopment, contact:

The Palms
68 Piccadilly Street
Kalgoorlie
WA 6430

Tel: (08) 9080 5786
Fax: (08) 9080 5724
Email: WA Country Health Service Goldfields Redevelopment Project Office

Contact Esperance Health Campus

To contact the Esperance Health Campus, please call (08) 9079 8000.