CCBR Business Review

20 M A J O R S T O R I E S Healthecare invests $44 million AUSTRALIA’S THIRD LARGEST private hospital operator, Healthe Care Australia, has seen opportunities for significant investment and jobs growth on the Central Coast with $11m worth of developments at Brisbane Waters Private Hospital in Woy Woy; $2m in innovative technology and services at Gosford Private Hospital and the $31m construction of the new Tuggerah Lakes Private Hospital, which is due to open in early 2019 opposite Wyong Public Hospital at Kanwal. “We see the Coast as a strong growth area, and this is reflected in the decision to invest over $44 million locally, creating jobs and attracting quality surgeons and specialists to set up their practices here,” said Healthe Care Australia Regional Manager, Matt Kelly. Healthe Care Australia is a subsidiary of Luye Medical, the health care service divi- sion of Luye Group. Once upon a time we were an accounting firm. Now, we’re a whole lot more. We’re growth advisers and we get up every day to help our clients choose their future. We ask why before we figure out how. We challenge without being difficult. We measure twice, cut once and prefer actions over words. Our global network means we have the depth and scale to handle any business demands. We’ve handled thousands of matters and give all of our people hands on exposure to running our business, giving us an unravelled playbook for creating success in yours. Are you ready to step it up? Find out more at pkf.com.au Smith Swaine Chartered Accountants is now PKF. WHERE SMART BUSINESS GOES TO GROW The company is the third largest corpo- rate private hospital operator in Australia and one of the country’s largest privately owned health care organisations. Healthe Care employs near 7000 people and oper- ates a portfolio of 36 hospitals located in major cities and key regional areas across Australia and one in New Zealand. The new Rehabilitation Unit at BrisbaneWaters Private Hospital Image of Tuggerah Lakes Private Hospital being built by Red Eye Constructions Stevens Group completes Mingara Medical Centre development Mingara Medical Centre at Tumbi Umbi opened in February 2018 and was the cul- mination of six years of planning by Central Coast property developer Stevens Group to create the most advanced medical precinct on the Central Coast. Known as Mingara Health the precinct comprises a grouping of medical and allied health services in one iconic building and includes Mingara Medical with eleven GPs headed by Director Dr Quinten Willemse, allied health services provider HealthPoint and Central Coast Neurosciences headed by Associate Professor Jonathan Sturm. Built by Red Eye Constructions the over- all project represents an investment by Stevens Group of $7.2 million. Mr John Stevens said that he had been talking to Dr Willemse and Dr Reiss since 2012 about providing a high quality inte- grated medical centre to service the very fast growing residential area of which Tumbi Umbi is the centre. Mingara Medical Centre CENTRAL COAST BUSINESS REVIEW YEARBOOK 2018