The new Royal Adelaide Hospital is the crowning achievement in the city's biomedical precinct and will represent the highest standard of health care, South Australian Premier Jay Weatherill says.
Speaking at the opening ceremony on Sunday, Mr Weatherill said the $2.4 billion facility would create jobs and be a source of knowledge, information and discovery.
"It also says something about a state when you have one of the most significant public investments sitting in one of the most prominent places in your capital city, it tells the nation and the world what your priorities are," he said.
Health Minister Jack Snelling said the project, more than 10 years in the making, would revolutionise health care through modern services and systems.
Robots will hand out drugs and cameras will be used in surgeries, but the simple organisation of the wards is aimed to speed up patients receiving care.
"The new RAH is home to the most advanced medical technology in the world," Mr Snelling says.
"Designed with the input of some of the brightest minds in the medical world, we've delivered a hospital that puts every aspect of patient care at the forefront."
Now it's up to SA's ambulance service to ferry the more than 300 patients from the old site to the new in three days starting Monday morning.
A control centre with similar protocols and procedures to a mass casualty event will be put in place for the two kilometre move across town, the health minister said.
Mr Snelling said it was the largest and most complex logistical effort in the state's medical history.
"But having said that, our ambulance service are well-trained and I have enormous faith in being able to complete this move and to do it safely," he said.
The new Royal Adelaide Hospital's emergency department will be open for patients on Tuesday at 7am, with the old site closing at the same time.
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