❓ Mr. Zempilas questions the commissioning status of the new public ward block at Joondalup Health Campus. The response details the current use and planned commissioning of each floor, including bed availability for public patients.
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I refer to the Government’s media statement titled "New public ward block and expanded theatre complex opens at Joondalup Health Campus" released in June 2025, and I ask: (a) For each storey of the new public ward block at Joondalup Health Campus, as at 1 November 2025, please advise: (i) whether the floor was fully commissioned for clinical use, partially commissioned, or not in use; (ii) the number of beds capable of being installed on that floor; and (iii) the number of beds available for public patients; (b) For any floor that was not fully commissioned for clinical use as of 1 November 2025, what was the reason in each case; and (c) On what date does the Minister expect: (i) all building works and fit-out to be completed on each floor; and (ii) all 60 additional beds to be available for use by public patients?
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Answered
17 February 2026
Responded by
Minister for Health; Mental Health
Response time
4 days
(a)-(b)
The breakdown of the new Public Ward Block (K Block) per floor level is as follows:
The ground floor has meeting rooms, training rooms and open office space. It is commissioned and in use. The first floor is fully commissioned for clinical use and includes a 22 bed Cardiac Care Unit. 16 beds are for public patient use and 6 are for private patient use.
The second floor is fully commissioned for clinical use and includes a 30 bed medical/surgical inpatient ward. All 30 beds are for public patient use. The third floor is currently in the process of being commissioned for use by mid-2026 and will include a 30 bed inpatient ward. All 30 beds will be for public patient use.
The fourth floor is currently in the process of being commissioned for use by mid-2026 and will include a 30 bed inpatient ward. All 30 beds will be for public patient use. The fifth floor has office space, meeting rooms and a plant room. It is commissioned and in use.
The breakdown of the new Public Ward Block (K Block) per floor level is as follows:
The ground floor has meeting rooms, training rooms and open office space. It is commissioned and in use. The first floor is fully commissioned for clinical use and includes a 22 bed Cardiac Care Unit. 16 beds are for public patient use and 6 are for private patient use.
The second floor is fully commissioned for clinical use and includes a 30 bed medical/surgical inpatient ward. All 30 beds are for public patient use. The third floor is currently in the process of being commissioned for use by mid-2026 and will include a 30 bed inpatient ward. All 30 beds will be for public patient use.
The fourth floor is currently in the process of being commissioned for use by mid-2026 and will include a 30 bed inpatient ward. All 30 beds will be for public patient use. The fifth floor has office space, meeting rooms and a plant room. It is commissioned and in use.
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