Business
10 October, 2024
New private hospital for Cairns
A NEW private hospital in the city’s CBD signals the development of the first collaborative healthcare precinct in Northern Australia.
Hailed as a “landmark decision”, by locally owned Integrated Medical Services (IMS) Group, which won the tender, CEO Dr Stefan Antoniou said the hospital would complement other health care services on the James Cook University’s Dugurrdja medical site.
“It will address critical healthcare infrastructure issues and facilitate collaboration between clinicians, researchers, educators, and students,” Dr Antoniou said.
JCU Vice Chancellor Professor Simon Biggs said the IMS proposal was of the highest quality in what had been a “highly competitive tender process”.
“We wanted a proponent who would take a big-picture view of our region’s future, and IMS have done exactly that, putting together an impressive proposal that will be a real game-changer to health services, research and education.”
