The Figures
1.8 BILLION
DOLLAR INVESTMENT
450
BEDS IN 2016
Sunshine Coast University Hospital
750
BEDS IN 2021
As well as improving the health care
capacity and capability for the Sunshine
Coast and Gympie communities, the new
hospital will be the catalyst for economic
growth and drive the need for quality
graduates and targeted research projects.
To deliver this, a key component of the
hospital is the Skills, Academic and Research
Centre (SARC).
SARC will provide opportunities for health
professionals to participate in teaching,
research and clinical practice in one
convenient location. Health professionals
will also be able to contribute to national
and international improvements in patient
care, and educating and training future
generations of staff.
The University of the Sunshine Coast will
work closely with its partners in SARC to
deliver multiple training programs to up-skill
existing health professionals across a wide
range of disciplines and provide
hands-on clinical training for
postgraduates and students studying to
become health professionals.
USC Vice-Chancellor Professor Greg Hill
notes, “Vitally, the next phase of research
development at the University will be
all about health—and the University’s
partnership with the district’s new
$1.8 billion public university hospital, the
biggest in Australia, will be a
watershed for teaching and research.
“The University’s staff, students and
graduates have spent two decades working
to improve the health of the region and
must now take advantage of the largest
medical research facility available to an
Australian university. The health sector
is already the largest employer on the
Sunshine Coast and our demography
indicates its importance will only increase
into the future.”
10,000
PATIENT SHIFT FROM BRISBANE
5,000
STAFF IN 2016
7,500
STAFF BY 2021
4
HECTARES
3,500
CAR PARKS
100
CHILDCARE PLACES
7