Labor candidate Stephen Lawrence said the Liberal and National Parties deserved little credit for the redevelopment because it was something the community "needs and deserves".

However he was unable to say what kind of funding Dubbo would receive if Labor was to come to power in the upcoming election. Mr Lawrence said Labor would unveil its health policy at a later date.

Greens candidate Matt Parmeter said he welcomed any announcement that improved health care at Dubbo.

"We all want to see the Dubbo Hospital project completed, with good health services available to the community," he said.

"A modern 21st century hospital will be a great benefit to Dubbo itself, and to all of western NSW."

Yesterday's announcement by the Coalition included funding for a new emergency department, imaging facilities, ambulance care centre and updates to oncology, cardiovascular and stroke units.

Mr Lawrence said infrastructure investment was important, but said without increased annual funding the redevelopment would do nothing to reduce waiting times for surgery.

"I support all of what I see is proposed and more but renovations and extensions won't help reduce waiting times for Dubbo Hospital," he said.

"We have been accepting second best for too long in Dubbo and I am urging people to go to the My Hospitals website and compare Dubbo to other equivalent hospitals and see how it compares.

"Once the election is over, this community needs to get into an almighty blue with Sydney about the state of annual funding, regardless of which party is in power and that's what I will do if I'm elected."

It was wrong of Dubbo MP Troy Grant and the Liberals and Nationals for taking credit for the hospital redevelopment, Mr Lawrence said, because the previous Independent Dubbo MP, Dawn Fardell, and Labor government had got the ball rolling.

"It is good to see the government promise to continuing the redevelopment kicked off by Labor and Dawn when the previous government funded its beginning in the 2009-10 budget," he said.

The biggest question that remains unanswered according to Mr Lawrence and Mr Parmeter, is whether or not any services at Dubbo Hospital will be privatised.

The Labor candidate said he was convinced privatisation was the direction being taken by the government and he called on Mr Grant to rule out any form of privatisation or private services at the hospital.

Mr Parmeter said he would also like Mr Grant to confirm the hospital funding was not tied to the sale of electricity poles and wires, a proposal the government was looking at if it was re-elected. However, on the whole he said it was positive.

"Taken as a whole, this is very good news" Mr Parmeter said.

"Orange has a new base hospital. Bathurst has a new base hospital. And it's great that funding has been committed to bring the Dubbo Base Hospital up to this level."