❓ Mr. Punch asks about the Bunbury Hospital upgrade and its impact on healthcare for the growing South West communities. The Minister outlines the redevelopment plans and increased funding to improve services and capacity.
AnsweredQoN 595Legislative Assembly
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BUNBURY HOSPITAL
595. Mr D.T. PUNCH to the Minister for Health:
I refer to the McGowan Labor
government's investment in hospitals across regional WA, including more
than a $22 million commitment to upgrade Bunbury Hospital.
(1) Can the
minister outline to the house how this redevelopment will ensure the hospital
can continue to provide high-class health care to the fast-growing communities
of Bunbury and the south west?
(2) Can the
minister advise the house how this investment will ensure more patients in the
south west can be treated closer to where they live?
595. Mr D.T. PUNCH to the Minister for Health:
I refer to the McGowan Labor
government's investment in hospitals across regional WA, including more
than a $22 million commitment to upgrade Bunbury Hospital.
(1) Can the
minister outline to the house how this redevelopment will ensure the hospital
can continue to provide high-class health care to the fast-growing communities
of Bunbury and the south west?
(2) Can the
minister advise the house how this investment will ensure more patients in the
south west can be treated closer to where they live?
AnswerView source ↗
(1)–(2) I
am delighted to provide this answer to the member for Bunbury because there
has, seriously, never been a better champion for the people of Bunbury than the
member who currently sits in this place.
Several members interjected.
Mr R.H. COOK : Our commitment
to Bunbury Hospital is yet another example of the infrastructure spend that is
going on in our country health service. It is going to a hospital that richly
deserves it. Bunbury Hospital is one of the busiest sites in regional WA,
particularly during the school holiday periods, and it has a long tradition of
providing high-quality health care to the people of Western Australia. The
Premier recently announced an additional $11.8 million for the Bunbury Hospital
redevelopment, adding to the $11 million already committed in the state budget,
delivering on the important election community to grow the Bunbury regional
hospital. This announcement goes some way to addressing one of the
recommendations of the sustainable health review to address pressure at Bunbury
Hospital.
The additional funding will deliver
construction of an additional operating theatre, reconfiguration of the
emergency department fast-track area, establishment of an acute medical
assessment unit, implementation of a mental health observation area, expanded
capacity of the ICU, increased parking bays for the site, and improved Hospital
in the Home and telehealth capability at community locations. There can be no
more deserving country health service facility than Bunbury Hospital. It
provides outstanding service, along with St John of God Bunbury Hospital, which
is part of the partnership with the public health facility on that campus. It
has been operating since 1999 and reflects the increasing demands upon the
health services at the hospital, which are expected to grow not only in line
with population forecasts, but also as tourism continues to expand in the south
west. I am very proud to be part of a McGowan Labor government that continues
to invest in country health services and country hospitals. We will continue to
put patients first.
Mr S.A. MILLMAN : Mr Speaker.
Mr A. KRSTICEVIC : Mr Speaker.
The SPEAKER : Member for Mount
Lawley.
Mr S.A. MILLMAN : My question —
The SPEAKER : Sorry, I got it
the wrong way around. Member for Carine.
am delighted to provide this answer to the member for Bunbury because there
has, seriously, never been a better champion for the people of Bunbury than the
member who currently sits in this place.
Several members interjected.
Mr R.H. COOK : Our commitment
to Bunbury Hospital is yet another example of the infrastructure spend that is
going on in our country health service. It is going to a hospital that richly
deserves it. Bunbury Hospital is one of the busiest sites in regional WA,
particularly during the school holiday periods, and it has a long tradition of
providing high-quality health care to the people of Western Australia. The
Premier recently announced an additional $11.8 million for the Bunbury Hospital
redevelopment, adding to the $11 million already committed in the state budget,
delivering on the important election community to grow the Bunbury regional
hospital. This announcement goes some way to addressing one of the
recommendations of the sustainable health review to address pressure at Bunbury
Hospital.
The additional funding will deliver
construction of an additional operating theatre, reconfiguration of the
emergency department fast-track area, establishment of an acute medical
assessment unit, implementation of a mental health observation area, expanded
capacity of the ICU, increased parking bays for the site, and improved Hospital
in the Home and telehealth capability at community locations. There can be no
more deserving country health service facility than Bunbury Hospital. It
provides outstanding service, along with St John of God Bunbury Hospital, which
is part of the partnership with the public health facility on that campus. It
has been operating since 1999 and reflects the increasing demands upon the
health services at the hospital, which are expected to grow not only in line
with population forecasts, but also as tourism continues to expand in the south
west. I am very proud to be part of a McGowan Labor government that continues
to invest in country health services and country hospitals. We will continue to
put patients first.
Mr S.A. MILLMAN : Mr Speaker.
Mr A. KRSTICEVIC : Mr Speaker.
The SPEAKER : Member for Mount
Lawley.
Mr S.A. MILLMAN : My question —
The SPEAKER : Sorry, I got it
the wrong way around. Member for Carine.
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