ST John of God Private Hospital has officially reached practical completion, ahead of its opening day on Thursday, August 27.

Built WA completed construction for the new Midland hospital earlier this month.

The completion follows the government’s decision to transition the nearby Midland health campus into a fully public hospital by purchasing 60 previously private beds and three theatres.

The private hospital is expected to offer 123 beds and eight operating theatres.

St John of God Private Hospital chief executive officer Vanessa Unwin said patients will be able to access a range of health services such as orthopaedics, ophthalmology, urology, general surgery and chemotherapy.

“But the interventional cardiac catheterisation laboratory is probably the most exciting because it is a service that’s not provided in this region at this point in time,” she said.

“Patients no longer have to travel all the way into the city to get their treatment.”

Ms Unwin also said patients can expect shorter wait times compared to other hospitals.

“The way this hospital is being designed around flow and efficiency means that patients can come here, receive the treatment they need and then leave to recover,” she said.

The private hospital is expected to have 600 people working on site.

“We’re partway through our recruitment campaign at the moment,” Ms Unwin said.

“Every ad we’ve put out has had overwhelming interest and the calibre of people applying for jobs is really high.

“The other place caregivers are coming from is Mount Lawley Hospital.”

The transition of the existing private hospital beds and theatres to the public hospital will coincide with the opening of the new standalone private hospital.