Up to 350 private rooms are planned for the state-of-the-art facility, which will tower 12 storeys above the corner of Angas and Pulteney streets.
Calvary will relocate its hospital and day surgery from Wakefield St to the new 45,000sqm building, as well as its rehabilitation hospital from Walkerville.
Its North Adelaide and Central Districts hospital at Elizabeth Vale will not be affected by the move.
The new facility is expected to open by the end of 2018 and will include relocation of the state’s only privately operated 24-hour emergency centre from Wakefield St.
The plans coincide with the release of the , which include three new super emergency departments at the new Royal Adelaide, Flinders Medical Centre and Lyell McEwin, and the scaling back of emergency departments at Modbury, Queen Elizabeth and Noarlunga.
Calvary national chief executive officer Mark Doran declined to comment specifically on the project but told The Advertiser the not-for-profit operator was exploring “medium- and long-term redevelopment options” for all four of its hospitals in the state.
“We are examining several opportunities including complete redevelopment, with the CBD, greenfield opportunities and co-location with other major hospitals,” he said.
“We are also exploring how we can grow our community and aged care services.”
Calvary has been looking for a new home for close to a year after reaching capacity at its Wakefield St hospital, which is the oldest private hospital in Adelaide — first built in 1883.
Last year, the Catholic health group considered a move to the current Royal Adelaide site but has opted for the Angas St project, which will be developed by local property group Commercial & General.
Around 700 hospital staff will relocate to the new facility, which will allow for growth of around 50 per cent of Calvary’s current capacity.
Commercial & General is finalising plans with international architecture firm Silver Thomas Hanley — the designer of the $1.85 billion new Royal Adelaide Hospital, which will include 700 single inpatient bedrooms and 100 same-day beds in 2016.
Plans for the new facility are expected to be lodged for planning approval by the middle of the year.
Commercial & General executive director Simon Toovey said the company would fund and manage the project, which would accommodate Calvary via a 30-year lease.
“Subject to relevant authority consents and financial closure, we would expect to commence works early next year,” he said.
“It’s been more than 20 years since the last new private hospital opened in Adelaide and we believe that an investment of this nature is long overdue.”
“We see this as a major step forward for private health care in Adelaide and a fitting complementary development to the new Royal Adelaide Hospital.”
The new hospital will include more than 200 basement car parks, with an additional 300 spaces will be made available in a multi-level commercial car park planned for the opposite side of Angas St.
The $15 million carpark will include seven levels of smart technology parking and two levels of office space.
Commercial & General was recently awarded the rights to develop the AAMI Stadium precinct at West Lakes, and led development of the SA Police headquarters adjacent to the proposed Calvary facility.