$8 Billion Needed to Upgrade 3 Major Deterioriating Melbourne Hospitals

‘The Alfred, Royal Melbourne and Austin hospitals have needed renewal for nearly a decade,’ Jonathan Spear said.

A general view of the entrance of the Royal Melbourne Hospital in Melbourne, Australia, on July 21, 2022. Ratnayake/Getty Images

Three major Melbourne hospitals are deteriorating and have been in need of an upgrade for more than a decade, according to Infrastructure Victoria.

The report, Victoria’s Infrastructure Strategy 2025 to 2055, revealed that The Alfred Hospital had needed to close wards and reschedule procedures due to challenges with infrastructure.