Barossa Hospital

28 Mr PICTON (Kaurna) (16 May 2018). When will the government build a new Barossa hospital and what advice do you have on the cost?

The Hon. D.C. VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN (Stuart—Minister for Energy and Mining): I have been advised:

In a pre-election commitment, the government indicated it would allocate $200,000—$300,000 to develop a more detailed business case to provide evidence for, and examine a range of options and outline a clear path for consolidation of health services in the Barossa region into one hub that complies with contemporary service delivery and facility standards.

SA Health will engage professional service contractors, including clinical health service planning, architectural/facility planning and economic modelling expertise, to work collaboratively with Barossa health service providers, health advisory councils, community, consumers and Country Health SA Local Health Network to undertake the business case study. The business case process will be undertaken in the 2018-19 period.