Highlights 2015/16 (cont.) Commissioning of Werribee Mercy Hospital Stage 1D – Phase 1 (Clare Moore Building) On Friday 13 May 2016 the first phase of the $34.7 million Mental Health Unit Expansion at Werribee Mercy Hospital was commissioned and clients were transferred into the new facility. The first phase accommodates 27 beds across two floors, 10 of which are in the Intensive Care Area (high dependency) and 17 in the Recovery Care Area (low dependency). The new facility, fittingly named the Clare Moore Building after one of the original Sisters of Mercy, represents a significant improvement in amenity for clients and staff. Its environment has been designed specifically to support implementation of new models of care.
Werribee Mercy Hospital Stage 1C redevelopment Planning for the $85 million redevelopment of Werribee Mercy Hospital is well underway. The eagerly-awaited expansion of the hospital was funded in the 2015/16 state budget and in 2019 will deliver an additional 56 acute inpatient beds, eight critical care beds, six theatres, central sterile supply department expansion and plant upgrade. The community and staff alike will benefit from this major redevelopment which will significantly improve access for people of the west. Mercy Health has committed $2 million funding towards the redevelopment in addition to state government funding. Mercy Health Foundation and Werribee Hospital Foundation’s efforts are focused on fundraising for critical care services.
The second phase of the Clare Moore Building project is currently underway and, when complete in early 2017, will provide a total of 54 inpatient beds. The additional capacity afforded by this project is much needed in light of significant population growth in western Melbourne and the increasing need for access to specialist mental health care.
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