Rio Tinto contributes A$40M towards Paraburdoo, Tom Price Hospitals

Rio Tinto will contribute A$20M to the Western Australian Government towards the major redevelopment of the Paraburdoo Hospital, in the state’s Pilbara region. The partnership will see the ageing Paraburdoo Hospital upgraded with contemporary purpose-built facilities to support medical services for the local community, including new rooms for the GP. Rio Tinto’s contribution to the Paraburdoo Hospital will come from the company’s A$250M commitment to the Western Australian Government’s Resources Community Investment Initiative, or RCII. The major redevelopment of the Paraburdoo Hospital is the first project through the RCII to receive funding. The project will be packaged together with Rio Tinto’s previous A$20M commitment to a new Tom Price Hospital, as part of a procurement approach by the State Government to create a larger package of work that is more attractive to potential contractors.