Flinders Unveils $300M Cutting-Edge Health Service Plan
Flinders University will embark on a new state-of-the-art health service for South Adelaide: the Flinders HealthCARE Centre.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced a $150 million contribution to support the construction of the new 10-storey facility in the Flinders Health Precinct in Bedford Park that will provide locals with 10,000 health appointments and see 1,300 health professionals graduate each year.
The Coalition has also confirmed that it will honour the $150 million investment for the centre if elected.
The $150 million capital investment will be matched by Flinders University to fund the construction of the Flinders HealthCARE Centre, featuring three floors of state-of-the-art clinical space that will be able to treat 100 patients simultaneously.
Research and training facilities at the Centre will mean Flinders University can produce an additional 1,300 work-ready graduates each year, including:
Design and development is expected to begin later this year, with Flinders University targeting construction to start in 2027.
Flinders University Vice-Chancellor Professor Colin Stirling says the $300 million Flinders HealthCARE Centre is a game changer for our community, delivering better care, faster access, and a stronger health workforce.
“This facility will transform healthcare in southern Adelaide while producing 1,300 extra graduates each year to tackle critical workforce shortages.”
“For over 50 years, Flinders has led the way as Australia’s first university embedded in a public hospital. Our $150 million investment, matched by the Federal Government, cements that legacy, delivering world-class care and training for generations to come,” he concludes.
The Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says: “If re-elected, Labor will invest $150 million in a new state-of-the-art health service for Adelaide’s south, with the Flinders HealthCARE Centre.
“This will open up 10,000 health appointments and see up to 1,300 health professionals graduate each year.”
The Premier of South Australia Peter Malinauskas says: “The Albanese Government’s significant new investment in Flinders University’s HealthCARE Centre will help deliver the highly skilled workers needed to staff our growing hospital system, with 1,300 graduates each year.
“Nurses, midwives, ambos, speech pathologists, physios, psychologists, and other health professionals – this means more of them, trained in world-class facilities.
“It also means up to 10,000 additional appointments each year for patients in the south, to be undertaken at the new Flinders facility.”
https://news.flinders.edu.au/blog/2025/04/01/flinders-university-to-embark-on-a-300-million-state-of-the-art-health-service-for-south-australia/