CamoowealPrimaryHealthCareCentre
Camooweal,QLD
1 Day
Install
22
Modules
780m²
Built area
1963
Hutchies built original hospital
Camooweal Primary Health Care Centre is a comprehensive community health modular facility designed to serve the remote North-Western region of Queensland.
The community health facility provides essential health services, a resus and treatment bay, as well as decontamination and sterilisation areas ensuring high standards of hygiene and safety.
The building area covers 780m², consisting of 22 modules, and was installed in just one day. The project involved the complete demolition of the existing facility, including staff accommodation buildings. This new facility provides consult rooms, a resus bay, interview spaces, and multipurpose education areas for the local community.
Located over two hours northwest of Mt Isa and just 11 kilometres from the Northern Territory border, Camooweal is a remote community with a population of 380.
Hutchies collaborated with local indigenous landowners, specifically the Indjalandji-Dhidhanu people, who contributed civil, landscaping, and artwork services. They also provided accommodation and meals for Hutchies' company members and subcontractors.
The hospital was manufactured at Hutchies' modular facility in Yatala and transported over 2,000km to the site. This logistical feat involved coordinating 30 trucks, pilots, and permits, with the building installed in a single day and the entire project completed within 13 weeks from installation date.
The Camooweal Primary Health Care Centre innovative construction methods and strong community partnerships ensures this high quality healthcare services in one of Queensland's most remote regions.
#Old Camooweal Hospital
Hutchies has a lot of shared history with regional Queensland, and our ties with Camooweal go way back.
We built the original hospital built in 1963 using traditional construction methods like bored piers, suspended slabs, and reinforced concrete walls. Materials were transported via truck from Mount Isa, including cement bags weighing more than 50 kilograms each.
Nearly 60 years on, it's incredible to see the change. Today, modular construction helps deliver vital hospital infrastructure to remote communities faster than ever. Looking back, it's amazing to see how far we've come.
