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Weststate Hospital
8 Wilson Street, West End, Townsville QLD
Townsville's newest healthcare facility: a purpose-built short-stay and day hospital with adjoining Heritage Medical Suites.
- ~7,000sqm
- floor space
- 5
- levels
- 7*
- theatres
- 54*
- overnight beds
- 7,944sqm
- landholding
- 103
- parking bays
* Subject to licencing and approvals. Landholding encompasses six existing lots.
Owned by Centuria Healthcare Property Fund
01Overview
About Weststate Hospital and Heritage Medical Suites
The Weststate Hospital has been developed as Townsville's newest healthcare facility. It has been built to enable efficient models of care for an operator and better healthcare outcomes for patients.
Designed by leading healthcare architects to current health standards and guidelines as a short-stay and day hospital, the property is an ideal solution for operators seeking to customise the clinical fitout to meet their specific needs and to efficiently become operational.
The Hospital has been built by one of Queensland's largest and oldest private building companies with a long history of delivering health projects throughout Queensland.
02Features
Weststate Hospital
Floor space
7,000 sqm
Levels
5 levels
Classification
Class 9a hospital
Theatres
7 theatres*
Procedure
1 procedure room
Day beds
19 day beds*
Overnight beds
54 overnight beds*
Zoning
Flexible land zoning
Access
Loading dock
* Subject to Licencing and Approvals.
03The Hospital
Introducing the Hospital
The new ~7,000 sqm five level purpose-built class 9a hospital can accommodate up to seven theatres and one procedure room, up to 19 day beds and 54 overnight beds.¹
Ground floor
Designed to incorporate hospital support services including pathology, pharmacy and radiology spaces, as well as a café with indoor and outdoor seating areas.
Levels 1 & 2
Designed to provide clinical spaces including theatres, central sterilisation, sterile stores and recovery.
Level 3
Fitted out with a 22 bed in patient unit and four bed intensive care unit.
Level 4
A cold shell with potential for 28 further inpatient beds.
1. Subject to authority approval.
04Building Services
The building is fitted with the following equipment
HVAC system
With high quality roof mounted air-cooled chillers.
Emergency backup generator (800kVA)
Installed to support essential loads during power outages.
Cast in plumbing and drainage services
To support the proposed fitout plans.
Electrical services
Including an energised substation and services reticulated throughout the Hospital and Heritage Medical Suites.
Hydraulic services
Including fire and potable water systems reticulated throughout the Hospital and Heritage Medical Suites.
05Heritage Medical Suites
The former Townsville West State School
The adjoining building, which is linked to the hospital via a two level enclosed footbridge, is the former Townsville West State School. The historic two storey building has undergone significant works to bring the property into the modern era as a class 5a building.
These works include:
- reinstatement of the original façade and heritage features; and
- school rooms refurbished into medical suites for specialists and hospital administration offices, totalling approximately 1,651 sqm.
Sitewide
- 103 parking bays
- Dedicated ambulance bay
- Utilities connected
06Location
West End, Townsville
Weststate Hospital is located in the suburb of West End, c.1.3 km from Townsville CBD. It is positioned on the corners of Wilson Street, Lamington Road and Sturt Street, on a ~7,900 sqm site.¹
Weststate Hospital is within 250 m of Townsville Train Station and within close proximity of bus services.
600 m
Townsville Railway Station
1.6 km
Townsville CBD
1.7 km
Townsville Bus Hub Stop
4.6 km
RAAF Base Townsville
9.6 km
James Cook University
4.1 km
Port of Townsville
Distances are as stated in the IM; the IM states them as approximate.
1. Landholding totals 7,944 sqm encompassing six existing lots. The land has 'mixed-use' zoning.
07History
A heritage-listed landmark
The former Townsville West State School is a heritage-listed building that was once also used as a military encampment and convalescent ward during WWII.
The historic building has been transformed into specialist consulting suites and includes a new footbridge link to the new short-stay hospital.
08Local Demographics
A fast-growing catchment
+38%
population growth forecast to 2041¹
2×
over-65 age group expected to double
Townsville is growing at a fast pace, with its population forecast to increase 38% by 2041.¹ More specifically, its over 65 year age group is expected to double during this time. This creates additional demand for healthcare services, particularly for an ageing population who require more care and surgical procedures.
Townsville has the largest population base in northern Australia and its economy is supported by agriculture and mining resources, Australia's largest military base, a trading port and the James Cook University.
1. 2016 Census predicted population increase for the Townsville catchment from 235,037 in 2016 to 324,317 by 2041.
09Floor plans
Plans and elevations
Site plan
Heritage Consulting Suites and Hospital, with frontages shown to O'Brien St, Sturt St and Ingham Rd. 103 parking bays and a dedicated ambulance bay sitewide.
Hospital, South West elevation (from Ingham Rd)
Five level purpose-built class 9a hospital.
Hospital, ground floor, cold shell
Hospital support services: radiology, pharmacy and pathology tenancies, café, kitchen, lobby and lifts.
Hospital, level 1, cold shell
Clinical level: theatres (OT 6, OT 7 shown) and reception.
Hospital, level 2, cold shell
Clinical level: theatres (OT 5 shown), CSSD and hold bays.
Hospital, level 3, fitout complete
22 bed in patient unit and four bed intensive care unit (ICU 1–4).
Hospital, level 4, cold shell
In patient unit, potential for 28 further inpatient beds.
Heritage consulting suites, South
Former Townsville West State School, original façade and heritage features reinstated.
Heritage consulting suites, ground
School rooms refurbished into specialist medical suites and hospital administration offices (c.1,651 sqm in total).
Heritage consulting suites, South, level 1
Linked to the hospital via a two level enclosed footbridge.
Heritage consulting suites, South, level 2
Class 5a building.
10About the Owner
Centuria Healthcare
Centuria Healthcare is part of Centuria Capital Group (ASX:CNI), which oversees $20.5 billion¹ of assets under management throughout Australasia.
Centuria Healthcare is a specialist fund manager of healthcare real estate assets across Australia with c.$1.4 billion of healthcare assets under management.
As an external healthcare fund manager, Centuria Healthcare has a strong track record for securing quality, fit for purpose assets that deliver compelling value to investors. It has a differentiated healthcare property portfolio centred on cost effective models of care, with a focus on medical centres, specialist facilities, short-stay and day hospitals, disability residences, mental health hospitals, life science facilities and residential aged care homes.
The Centuria Healthcare team has extensive knowledge and resources in healthcare property investments, providing a range of development funds, wholesale open-ended funds, closed ended unlisted funds, institutional mandate management and an open-ended unlisted fund (Centuria Healthcare Property Fund).
Centuria Healthcare has been part of the Townsville health community, having owned and managed hospital assets for a number of years, and is proud to continue its presence within North Queensland.
Centuria Healthcare, along with the wider Centuria Capital Group, provides:
Skilled personnel
Specialising in healthcare, office, industrial, retail and mixed-use assets
Strong development experience
20+ years delivering oncology units, radiation bunkers, disability residences, short-stay hospitals, social infrastructure projects and medical centres throughout Australia including both metropolitan and regional locations. The healthcare development pipeline includes over $1 billion of projects
Access to capital
Access to long-term, flexible and affordable capital sources
1. As at 31 December 2024. Owned by: Centuria Healthcare Property Fund.
Owned by Centuria Healthcare Property Fund
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