Money for the redevelopment of Dubbo Hospital is set to run out when the doors to its new three-storey building open.
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The completion of the Macquarie Building in mid-2021 will mark the end of four stages of redevelopment.
But not all of the hospital has benefited from the more than $241 million committed to its renewal.
This week hospital general manager Debbie Bickerton toured the under-construction Macquarie Building before declaring "once this is done it's the end of stage four".
"We still have part of the hospital that hasn't been developed," she said before naming the paediatric and medical wards, allied health patient areas, executive offices, kitchen and support services.
"I'm hopeful at some point we go on to do those but there's certainly been no funding so far."
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Member for the Dubbo electorate Dugald Saunders took part in the tour before revealing talks with a senior minister.
"I've certainly spoken with the Health Minister Brad Hazzard about the possibility of funding into the future," Mr Saunders said.
I've certainly spoken with the Health Minister Brad Hazzard about the possibility of funding into the future.
- Member for the Dubbo electorate Dugald Saunders
"Now there is no commitment as yet but I think this will be one of the things I will be pushing in the next couple of years given we've still got a couple of years work before we will be looking for the continuation."
Mr Saunders said the hospital's health council, senior clinicians and Ms Bickerton had made their position clear about wanting to redevelop the entire hospital.
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"I certainly will be doing my best to make sure we continue the redevelopment," he said.
The Talbragar Building was the major project of stage one and two redevelopment costing $91.3 million.
Stage three and four redevelopment, including the construction of the Macquarie Building, is costing $150 million.
The federal government has put $7.1 million into redeveloping the hospital with the state government funding the rest.
The Macquarie Building will include an emergency department and short-stay unit, a medical imaging unit, a critical-care floor comprising a coronary care/stroke unit, intensive care unit, cardiac catheter laboratory and an ambulatory care unit.
