LGH Masterplan finalised

The LGH masterplan vision. Image: Tasmanian government/PhilpLighton Architects

August, 2021

The future development of the Launceston General Hospital (LGH) has been set out in detail with the release of the LGH Masterplan by the Minister for Health, Jeremy Rockliff.

The future development of the Launceston General Hospital (LGH) has been set out in detail with the release of the LGH Masterplan by the Minister for Health, Jeremy Rockliff.

The acute referral hospital for people living in the North and North West Tasmania, the Masterplan presents roadmap for the development of the hospital precinct to meet future demand and support the delivery of safe, high quality healthcare over the next 20 years. The state government has committed an additional $580 million over 10 years to fund the next stages of development.

Key major developments outlined in the masterplan include:

• A new mental health services precinct with contemporary facilities to enable safe and therapeutic, recovery-focused care, designed to enhance privacy;

• A new inpatient unit purpose-built and designed for the care of older people;

• A new tower on the current Northside site to provide necessary expansion space to make ward improvements, and to meet projected demand for in-patient and ambulatory care services;

• A new hospital entry and drop-off zone accessed from Cleveland Street, linked to a new central heart for the hospital to simplify visitor circulation inside the LGH, improve wayfinding and improve pedestrian and vehicle safety on the precinct; and

• A new administrative and learning hub at 39 Frankland Street, consolidating administrative, learning and collaboration activities into a central hub away from the main campus to help ease congestion and create more space for clinical activities.

As part of the LGH Masterplan, it is proposed the Clifford Craig Research Centre will be relocated to a new Education & Research Precinct within the existing NICS building.