Summary
- new facility is replacing the existing centre, providing modern amenities for both patients and staff.
- investment will enhance health care options for residents.
- completion of all works is expected by mid-2027.
Work on the new $35.4 million Pormpuraaw Primary Health Care Centre (PHCC) has passed a significant milestone with the concrete slab for the new facility recently completed.
Work is now under way to erect the steel frame for the new building, followed by the roof. The new PHCC is part of the State Government’s Building Rural and Remote Health Program, with completion of all works, including landscaping and demolition of the existing facility, expected by mid-2027.
Following completion of the concrete slab pour, a community engagement event was held in mid-June to allow community elders and TCHHS staff to visit the building site and discuss landscaping options.
The opportunity to include Art Centre-facilitated community art within the landscaping also was discussed at consultation with the local Art Centre Board.
This investment will ensure enhanced health care options for residents of Pormpuraaw and the surrounding region.
This new facility will replace the existing centre, providing modern amenities for both patients and staff.
It’s exciting to be able to equip the centre’s staff with modern facilities to help them deliver first-rate care to the community.
The new PHCC is being built on the grounds of the existing health facility complex, while allowing the existing PHCC to continue serving the community until the new centre is ready.
Construction is being undertaken by Cairns-based company, WIP Constructions.
Prior to the final design of the Pormpuraaw project, community consultation and engagement was undertaken to ensure the new facility met all clinical and community needs.
The new facility will provide a comprehensive range of services.
- The PHCC will include a resuscitation room and treatment room, multi-purpose medical imaging room including X-ray and ultrasound, and clinical support spaces.
- The centre will also feature six dedicated outpatient mixed-use consult rooms, allowing for current and future demand, as well as the needs of visiting health partners such as the Royal Flying Doctor Service and Apunipima Cape York Health Council.
- A dental suite with consultation and clinical work areas, a pathology room for specimen collection, a medical records area and a new, culturally appropriate morgue also are part of the new facility.
- Accessibility and functionality are also prioritised, with features including accessible toilets, staff offices with a meeting room, necessary storage rooms, and an enclosed ambulance bay.