Georgiou Group has been selected to deliver a $67 million, 24-bed secure extended care unit at Bentley Hospital, as the state releases another $167 million worth of contracts.
Georgiou Group has been selected to deliver a $67 million, 24-bed secure extended care unit at Bentley Hospital, as the state releases another $167 million worth of contracts.
Minister for Health Infrastructure John Carey today announced Georgiou Group had been selected to deliver the secure extended care unit, which will provide specialised care for involuntary mental health patients aged between 18 and 64 who are experiencing severe mental health issues.
In the same announcement, the forward works tender for the $167 million Bentley Health Service Surgicentre has been released for submissions.
The surgicentre is a purpose-built facility which will include six surgical theatres; two procedure rooms; a 24-bed surgical ward; and a new sterilisation services department.
The release of the early works tender comes more than three years after the federal and state governments agreed to go halves in funding the centre.
Mental Health Minister Meredith Hammat said the surgicentre would play a key role in reducing elective surgery wait times and improving patient flow across the hospital system.
"Separating elective and emergency surgery means fewer delays and cancellations, and more certainty for patients awaiting planned procedures," she said.
"We are making significant progress on WA's first secure extended care unit at Bentley Health Service, which will provide specialised, longer-term care and support recovery for people experiencing severe mental health conditions."
Proposals for those works are open now, with the tender process closing on June 23.
It comes after Silver Thomas Hanley was selected as the lead architectural consultants for the BHS surgical centre.
The firm and a team of specialist subconsultants are working under a $6.9 million contract to design the plan.
A Federation Funding Agreement between the state and federal governments from February last year showed the plan was to commence early site preparation works by May 2026.
Partial completion of the project and estimated opening dates were expected by December 2028.
Western Australia’s health infrastructure has been the subject of scrutiny over the past year as it fails to keep up with the state’s record-breaking ambulance ramping numbers.
In 2025, elective surgeries in WA were delayed to relieve pressure from public hospital emergency departments.
Most recently, the state government has been questioned over the management of its hospital maintenance programs.
