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CHIEF MINISTER FOR THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY QUESTION

Queston No 399

Private Hospital

MR BERRY Asked the Minister for Health, Education and the Arts

upon notice on.17 April 1991.

(1) How many submissions have been received to construct,and

manage the 150 bed private hospital. on the shores of Lake

Ginninderra which you announced as part of. your Government s

Hospital Redevelopment Plan . "

(2} Are any ofthesubmissions for the construction and

management of a private hospital of different size; if so,

how many beds have been proposed.

(3): . "Will the Government give consideration for .a, private

hospital with less than 150 beds and; if .so, what is :the

minimum number of beds the Gove.rnmen t will accept. ." , : ,

MR KAINE. The answer to. the member’s question is as follows:

(1) A nUmber of. applications were received. ,At "this stage ,it

would be inappropriate to indiate the actual number as the

Gbvernment is still "in negotiation with the applicants to

.finalise all bids. As soon as the assessent process is

finalised .I will provide further. details.

(2) The majority of the applications recived undertbok.to ,

construct a: hospital containlng 150 beds with one proposal

of 140 beds.

(3) The requirements contained within the :Expressions of .

Interestl document required the hospital to be of 150 beds

or similar, with the final number to be agreed with the

Department of Health. .

The first 60 beds are "to be commissioned before the end of

1992, with the remainder being progressively brought on line

as soon as possile thereafter and.no later than the end of

1994.

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