Credit: ZeroBlur/ShutterstockConstruction has commenced on the A$950.6m ($668.2m) New Mandurah Hospital in Western Australia (WA), following the awarding of the main works contract to Sydney-based Built and Sacyr Construction. The facility, developed on land adjacent to the Peel Health Campus, is part of the government’s A$5.5bn investment in health infrastructure. Once complete, the New Mandurah Hospital will feature a range of services, including an emergency department, Mental Health Emergency Centre, chemotherapy, renal services, perioperative facilities, maternity and women’s wards, and palliative care. The project is expected to add more than 110 beds to the state health system, with a dedicated mental health centre offering specialised support for acute mental health cases. The New Mandurah Hospital development accompanies other recent health service expansions in the region, including the Peel Community Mental Health Service and Kara Maar Specialist Community Eating Disorder Service in Greenfields.