Published on 11 February 2023

Victoria’s largest health infrastructure project is halfway to completion, following the construction of the first three building structures.

The recently completed New Footscray Hospital buildings feature:

  • a new education and research centre for nurse training, research and learning that will be occupied by Victoria University,
  • a commercial building that will house a health and medical precinct across its five storeys, as well as a childcare facility and retail spaces, and
  • a new car park building will contain four storeys of staff parking, integrated green wall gardens, a gymnasium, retail spaces and community areas opening onto the Village Green.

The buildings are the first of five major structures that will make up the new hospital precinct, with the main 10 storey hospital building and five storey sub-acute building due to be structurally complete next year.

The new Footscray Hospital will have more than 500 beds, treating almost 15,000 extra patients and allowing almost 20,000 extra people to be seen by the emergency department each year. There will also be more outpatient, mental health, palliative care and surgical services.