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Built on Colebatch Way next to the Karlarra House residential aged-care facility, the new centre brings together the majority of health related services which were previously spread over sites in both South and Port Hedland to become a health care hub for the Pilbara region, providing Pilbara residents with access to more specialists in one convenient location.
 
Services include: 

• 24 hour emergency department
• operating suite with two operating theatres
• day surgery
• in-patient beds
• special care nursery
• dedicated ward areas for medical/surgical, obstetrics and paediatrics and a high dependency unit
• ambulatory care wing including renal dialysis and consultation facilities for primary health and mental health, drug and alcohol services
• medical imaging X-ray services, pathology and inpatient pharmacy services
• aged care services
• outpatient and allied health services such as child health, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech pathology and home nursing services
• visiting specialist services such as adult and paediatric cardiology, echo cardiology, ear nose and throat, ophthalmology, orthopaedics, podiatry, nephrology, respiratory medicine, rheumatology, urology, obstetrics and gynaecology, paediatrics and anaesthetics
• Patient Assisted Travel Scheme (PATS)
• support services buildings.

The old Port Hedland Hospital closed its doors to the public in November 2010 after 35 years of servicing the community.

Please visit the Pilbara health page for more information about health services in the region.

In an emergency, dial 000 for ambulance assistance.

You can contact main reception on 174 1000.

Planning and development

The new Hedland Health Campus is now open. Here you can find information on the planning and development, building design features, key project milestones and the public art project.

Building design features

• The Hedland Health Campus is a single level building (approx. 12,000 sq m) consisting of four main pavilions linked by communal spaces and enclosed walkways.
• The design brief for the centre was sensitive to the social context of high proportions of indigenous people and responds to the extreme climatic conditions experienced in the region. 
• The building is a steel frame structure with metal infill frames clad partly with corrugated sheeting and compressed fibre cement sheeting. The combination of these materials achieves the cyclone rating required for buildings in Hedland.
• The roof space has been designed to include an intermediate layer to act as a heat buffer. This is unique to this class of building and is aimed to provide environmental sustainability through reduction of heat gain, thereby reducing the air conditioning load and hospital running costs. 

Key project milestones

Forward works 2008

Forward works for the $138.4 million project were completed in February 2008 by Outlook Contracting Pty Ltd and Doric Construction began the second phase of construction in August 2008.

Lock-up stage achieved 2009

An important milestone in the construction of the Hedland Health Campus was achieved in late December 2009 with the hospital reaching 'lock-up' stage.

Construction completed 2010

Construction was completed on schedule with the new campus officially handed over to WA Country Health Service Pilbara in October by the Doric Construction Group, which has been working on the new facility over the past 18 months.

Open for business 2010

Hedland Health Campus opened its doors on 17 November 2010. The old Port Hedland Hospital is now closed.

Public art project

Australian artists Arif Satar and Audrey Fernandes-Satar were selected as lead artists for the public art project for the new Hedland Health Campus.

They teamed with Ross Councillor, community advisor for the Hedland Health Campus development, to collaborate and engage with local indigenous groups on a design feature for the hospital's courtyard area. This consultation process began in Port Hedland in August 2009.

The primary aim of the consultation process was to collaborate and engage with the community to develop the content of the work and to address elements of the history, life and culture of South Hedland through collaborations with the Custodians of the land, the Kariyarra people, and other indigenous groups.

The artists have recently completed the installation of the artwork underneath the external pergolas, which will also be visible from the air.

Project working group

Working group members

The Hedland Health Campus Project Working Group includes WA Country Health Service (WACHS) Pilbara region staff as well as representatives from other government departments, local government, non-government organisations and the community.

Consultation process

Consultation was held with local community groups and ongoing information provided to local organisations including:

• Wangka Maya
• Bloodwood Tree
• Mums Against Drugs support group
• local traditional land owners.

An information booth was provided at the Welcome to Hedland evenings, which were held once a year to promote Hedland.

Consultation with staff and transition workshops were held to develop plans for moving to the new facility upon completion.

If you would like to contribute or provide your feedback, please contact:

Michelle Bowins
Program Manager, Planning and Infrastructure
Tel: +61 8 9173 8508
Email michelle.bowins@health.wa.gov.au.

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