The Department of Health is investigating the feasibility of a new maternity hospital at the Queen Elizabeth II site in Nedlands, which would deliver up to 2000 babies each year, despite the idea being routinely dismissed by the WA Labor government ahead of the most recent state election.

9 News Perth and WAtoday have seen documents showing the North Metropolitan Health Service has canvassed the proposal, which would mitigate risks posed by the state government’s chosen location for its $1.8 billion women and babies hospital site in Murdoch.

The medical fraternity had pleaded with the state government to keep newborn services near Nedlands so that high-risk births would not have to travel between 20 and 45 minutes from the southern suburbs site to surgeons at Perth Children’s Hospita

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