5 BUSINESS NEWS CONSTRUCTION HAS BEGUN on a $75 million primary, secondary, and tertiary health hub adjacent to the Gosford Hospital with a sod-turning ceremony in early November. The Gosford Health Hub will be built and operated by the Cornerstone Group which builds and operates health hubs in NSW Queensland and ACT. The 6,600sqm, five-level health hub will cater for the significant growth in healthcare demand in the Gosford area. When opened, following a two-year build, the Hub will cater for a large GP Practice, pharmacy and pathology, diagnostic imaging, day procedure unit, oncology services, a fertility services provider, allied health and specialist consulting along with other health and medical operators. Gosford Health Hub’s anchor tenant is PRP Diagnostic Imaging who will encompass most of Level 1 once the Hub is built. Cornerstone Group Director, Mr Simon Heazlewood, said the “When opened, the Gosford Health Hub is expected to help more than 150,000 patients, and employ 200 healthcare staff, within the first year of operation alleviating the medical stress on the adjacent Gosford Hospital and surrounding health services” Along with the health services that will be delivered, the two-year build will inject $50m into the local economy and employ more than 200 construction and fit-out workers. Recent research by Colliers on the Healthcare Market Assessment indicates there is currently a significant undersupply in private acute beds to service Gosford’s healthcare needs with healthcare needs in the region growing in obstetrics, gynaecology, orthopaedics, and paediatrics. The Gosford Health Hub will cater for both Primary Health Care and Specialists consulting suites to meet the growing demand for General Practice, Allied Health, Diagnostic Imaging and Specialist Medical services in the Central Coast region. $75m Health Hub a major investment for Gosford Big enough to deliver yet small enough to care, our team of accredited, experienced senior lawyers are true experts in their fields of law. Professional, practical and passionate, we’ve been trusted by the Central Coast for generations. YOUR LEGAL LIFE PARTNERS AUBREYBROWN.COM.AU Architect’s render of Cornerstone Group Gosford Health Hub Mayor of Central Coast Council Lawrie McKinna; Cornerstone Group Director Simon Heazlewood; PRP Diagnostic Imaging CFO Esther Dunford; PRP Diagnostic Imaging CEO Michael O’Sullivan; PRP Diagnostic Imaging Operations Managers Mike Henderson and Elliott Thomas; Cornerstone Group Development Director Luke Goodwin. Front: State Member for Gosford Liesl Tesch MP. CENTRAL COAST BUSINESS REVIEW DECEMBER 2024
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