Ballarat Base Hospital Redevelopment

The $655 million Ballarat Base Hospital redevelopment – the city’s largest infrastructure project – is now in its third and final stage. This will deliver:  

• a new multi-level tower, including a new emergency department with an integrated mental health, alcohol and other drugs hub 
• a new and expanded critical care floor, with a state-of-the-art operating theatre suite, procedure rooms, an expanded intensive care unit, endoscopy suites and consulting rooms 
• capacity for an extra 4,000 surgeries every year 
• a new women and children's hub 
• an extra 100 inpatient and short stay beds  
• a new helipad