Hannah Hammoud
Less than 15 months after the multi-million dollar Sunshine Private Hospital was officially unveiled, the hospital is now closed and has entered into voluntary administration.
ABC Radio melbourne reported on May 28, that the Sunshine Private Hospital was cancelling surgeries and relocating patients as it was placed into voluntary administration.
Health Worker Union (HWU) spokesperson Jake Mcguinness said it was disappointing that staff were given āsuch little noticeā of the hospitalās closure.
āItās very dissapointng that workers were only given a very short timeframe to make themselves aware of it,ā he said.
Mr Mcguiness said the Sunshine Private Hospital was a project that was āa little overambitiousā and was potentially delivered earlier than the demand for it was established.
āIt is a state-of-the-art facility that cost $140 million to build. Itās in an area of Melbourne that is growing massively and is projected to grow massively over the next decade ā Iām sure the site will be put to good use.ā
Sunshine Private Hospitalās facilities included four operating theatres, an endoscopy suite a 30-bed medical and surgical ward including four high dependency beds, 24…
