Preparing a new hospital goes far beyond construction. At Footscray Hospital, hundreds of storerooms are being meticulously stocked with over 10,500 medical items to ensure everything is ready for day one.

The new Melton Hospital project team recently hosted a series of immersive design sessions where staff and consumer representatives had the unique experience of being able to walk through real-size projections of the new hospital’s spaces.

On 18 February, Western Health will safely transfer around 180 patients to the new Footscray Hospital in one of Victoria’s largest and most carefully coordinated hospital moves.

Set to become Australia’s first all-electric hospital, designs reveal key internal and external spaces, including the main entrance, façade and patient rooms – focusing on natural light, access to nature and outdoor spaces.

Updates about the patient move to the new Footscray Hospital. Follow progress from 7:00 am Wednesday 18 February 2026.

Western Health’s Not Just a Meal project is helping improve the hospital food experience for patients from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

Western Health is excited to confirm that construction on the New Footscray Hospital is nearing completion, with patient care to commence in February 2026.

Two high-tech robots are set to transform the way medications are stored and supplied at Sunshine Hospital's pharmacy.

A newly refurbished Fluoroscopy Suite at Sunshine Hospital is providing patients with cutting-edge diagnostic and interventional patient care.

The new Footscray Hospital is set to open on 18 February 2026, following confirmation from the Health Minister.