12.2  Service need

A government review of hospital services and capital needs across a municipal metropolitan hospital system identified the need for a hospital in the local council area of [ ].1 This project is required in response to this identified increase in demand for health services in this local government area. A services planning model was prepared by [ ], and this model has been re-evaluated given current demographic data and population forecasts for the catchment area. The Procuring Agency advises that the recommended service plan, will meet the current and future needs of the region up to and including the year [xxxx].

The hospital core catchment area is defined as the [ ] which are located in the [ ] of the Metropolitan area. All public health care services for this catchment will be developed as part of government's clinical program and strategic service plans. The hospital facility will form part of a network of services and will link specifically with:

•  [insert other hospital names] for [ ] services

•  [insert other hospital names or other health services] for [ ] services.

The catchment area covers [ ] square kilometres and includes primarily large residential centres. The [ ] is experiencing population growth, and is expected to grow from [ ] in [ ] to [ ] by [ ], an increase of [ ] per cent.

The jurisdiction will be responsible for the provision of all publicly funded health and support services at the hospital and it will form part of an integrated health service, which includes the [ ] Hospital and [ ] Medical Centre.

It is proposed that the project will be a tertiary referral hospital and it will offer:

•  acute tertiary inpatient medical and surgical services

•  emergency services

•  ambulatory outpatient services.

Table 12-1 summarises the bed and other configuration provided by the Procuring Agency. These configurations have been accepted by the Procuring Agency for the project and are based on the hospital satisfying [ ] per cent of all health service demand from the hospital catchment area.

Table 12-1:  Bed configuration and day places by department - hospital project

Other supporting infrastructure and services across inpatient and outpatient services includes:

•  emergency department - 30 cubicles

•  ambulatory care

20 interview cubicles

waiting area for 50 people

reception

•  pathology/mortuary

•  5 operating theatres

•  2 endoscopy suites

•  education facilities

•  medical imaging

•  pharmacy

•  medical records

•  administration

•  public amenities/entrance

•  staff amenities

•  food services

•  cafeteria

•  supply and domestic services

•  sterile supply service

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1  [ ] indicates that the specific information for the project should be inserted.