Family Birthing Centre

THE PROMISE: A new family birth centre will be built at Fiona Stanley Hospital with the aim of ensuring the southern suburbs have a greater range of birthing options.

STATUS: There is no amount of funding allocated to a new family birth centre at Fiona Stanley Hospital. The McGowan Government stated it will be in future Budgets.

Evidence of the Promise

Media Release, 17 February 2017:

Evidence of the Status

Budget Paper Volume 3, page 113:

As per the above excerpt from the 2017 Budget Papers outlining all funding for election commitments, there is no funding allocated to a family birth centre at Fiona Stanley Hospital.

2017 Budget Factsheet ‘Putting Patients First’: