❓ The Minister for Health provides an update on the new Geraldton Health Campus, highlighting its features, services, and impact on healthcare in the region, as well as mentioning progress on the Morawa health centre.
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GERALDTON HEALTH CAMPUS - PROGRESS
Will the minister inform the house of progress with the new Geraldton Health Campus and the impact this campus will have on the provision of health care to Geraldton and the mid-west? Mr J.A. McGINTY
Will the minister inform the house of progress with the new Geraldton Health Campus and the impact this campus will have on the provision of health care to Geraldton and the mid-west? Mr J.A. McGINTY
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I thank the member for the question. This morning the Premier and I joined with a large number of people from Geraldton and the mid-west and the staff of the hospital to open the new $49 million Geraldton Health Campus. All the people of Geraldton and the mid-west can be justly proud of it. We were given a tour by the director of nursing at the hospital to see first-hand the very impressive facilities provided to meet the health care needs of the people of this region into the future. We also met a number of very dedicated doctors, nurses and other support staff. As people from this region know only too well, the old hospital was built 40 years ago. It had concrete cancer, and its design was simply not amenable to good quality, efficient health care delivery. In 2001, when Geoff Gallop became Premier, he immediately gave a commitment to build the new hospital, and we saw the results of that this morning. The new facility is a contemporary building designed to accommodate the latest advances in health care, technology and medical research while allowing for the flexibility needed for the future delivery of health care. There is a 24-hour emergency department, state-of-the-art operating theatres and delivery suites, and 66 hospital beds for acute medical, surgical, paediatric and maternity patients. A comprehensive range of services is available, including chemotherapy, renal dialysis, pathology, day surgery, medical imaging, diabetes and respiratory education, antenatal classes and hospital-in-the-home care. New services will also be introduced, including an inpatient rehabilitation unit and a day rehabilitation centre. Construction of this hospital began in January 2004 and work on phase 1, the main section of the building, was completed on schedule in August 2005. Demolition of the old hospital was completed in December 2005 and work on phase 2, which is the remaining 10 per cent of the hospital, will be finished by July this year. This includes the remaining building works to establish the rehabilitation ward and day hospital, support facilities, car parking and landscaping. Geraldton has set the pace. It has been the first to establish a new regional resource centre, which is part of the government’s health reform program. That will now be rolled out to other major regional cities throughout Western Australia. We hear some words about servicing the hinterland as well, and I am pleased to see that preliminary work has begun on the new $9 million health centre at Morawa, which will provide a wide range of health services for local communities in the area. Construction will start early next year on the Morawa facility. Architects have already been appointed and plans are scheduled for completion within the next three months. This will make a very significant difference to health care delivery for people living in Morawa, Perenjori, Latham and surrounding communities. I am sure that the combination of the new hospital in Geraldton and the new hospital in Morawa will be welcomed by people from this region.
Mr J.A. McGINTY replied: I thank the member for the question. This morning the Premier and I joined with a large number of people from Geraldton and the mid-west and the staff of the hospital to open the new $49 million Geraldton Health Campus. All the people of Geraldton and the mid-west can be justly proud of it. We were given a tour by the director of nursing at the hospital to see first-hand the very impressive facilities provided to meet the health care needs of the people of this region into the future. We also met a number of very dedicated doctors, nurses and other support staff. As people from this region know only too well, the old hospital was built 40 years ago. It had concrete cancer, and its design was simply not amenable to good quality, efficient health care delivery. In 2001, when Geoff Gallop became Premier, he immediately gave a commitment to build the new hospital, and we saw the results of that this morning. The new facility is a contemporary building designed to accommodate the latest advances in health care, technology and medical research while allowing for the flexibility needed for the future delivery of health care. There is a 24-hour emergency department, state-of-the-art operating theatres and delivery suites, and 66 hospital beds for acute medical, surgical, paediatric and maternity patients. A comprehensive range of services is available, including chemotherapy, renal dialysis, pathology, day surgery, medical imaging, diabetes and respiratory education, antenatal classes and hospital-in-the-home care. New services will also be introduced, including an inpatient rehabilitation unit and a day rehabilitation centre. Construction of this hospital began in January 2004 and work on phase 1, the main section of the building, was completed on schedule in August 2005. Demolition of the old hospital was completed in December 2005 and work on phase 2, which is the remaining 10 per cent of the hospital, will be finished by July this year. This includes the remaining building works to establish the rehabilitation ward and day hospital, support facilities, car parking and landscaping. Geraldton has set the pace. It has been the first to establish a new regional resource centre, which is part of the government’s health reform program. That will now be rolled out to other major regional cities throughout Western Australia. We hear some words about servicing the hinterland as well, and I am pleased to see that preliminary work has begun on the new $9 million health centre at Morawa, which will provide a wide range of health services for local communities in the area. Construction will start early next year on the Morawa facility. Architects have already been appointed and plans are scheduled for completion within the next three months. This will make a very significant difference to health care delivery for people living in Morawa, Perenjori, Latham and surrounding communities. I am sure that the combination of the new hospital in Geraldton and the new hospital in Morawa will be welcomed by people from this region.
I thank the member for the question. This morning the Premier and I joined with a large number of people from Geraldton and the mid-west and the staff of the hospital to open the new $49 million Geraldton Health Campus. All the people of Geraldton and the mid-west can be justly proud of it. We were given a tour by the director of nursing at the hospital to see first-hand the very impressive facilities provided to meet the health care needs of the people of this region into the future. We also met a number of very dedicated doctors, nurses and other support staff. As people from this region know only too well, the old hospital was built 40 years ago. It had concrete cancer, and its design was simply not amenable to good quality, efficient health care delivery. In 2001, when Geoff Gallop became Premier, he immediately gave a commitment to build the new hospital, and we saw the results of that this morning. The new facility is a contemporary building designed to accommodate the latest advances in health care, technology and medical research while allowing for the flexibility needed for the future delivery of health care. There is a 24-hour emergency department, state-of-the-art operating theatres and delivery suites, and 66 hospital beds for acute medical, surgical, paediatric and maternity patients. A comprehensive range of services is available, including chemotherapy, renal dialysis, pathology, day surgery, medical imaging, diabetes and respiratory education, antenatal classes and hospital-in-the-home care. New services will also be introduced, including an inpatient rehabilitation unit and a day rehabilitation centre. Construction of this hospital began in January 2004 and work on phase 1, the main section of the building, was completed on schedule in August 2005. Demolition of the old hospital was completed in December 2005 and work on phase 2, which is the remaining 10 per cent of the hospital, will be finished by July this year. This includes the remaining building works to establish the rehabilitation ward and day hospital, support facilities, car parking and landscaping. Geraldton has set the pace. It has been the first to establish a new regional resource centre, which is part of the government’s health reform program. That will now be rolled out to other major regional cities throughout Western Australia. We hear some words about servicing the hinterland as well, and I am pleased to see that preliminary work has begun on the new $9 million health centre at Morawa, which will provide a wide range of health services for local communities in the area. Construction will start early next year on the Morawa facility. Architects have already been appointed and plans are scheduled for completion within the next three months. This will make a very significant difference to health care delivery for people living in Morawa, Perenjori, Latham and surrounding communities. I am sure that the combination of the new hospital in Geraldton and the new hospital in Morawa will be welcomed by people from this region.
Construction of this hospital began in January 2004 and work on phase 1, the main section of the building, was completed on schedule in August 2005. Demolition of the old hospital was completed in December 2005 and work on phase 2, which is the remaining 10 per cent of the hospital, will be finished by July this year. This includes the remaining building works to establish the rehabilitation ward and day hospital, support facilities, car parking and landscaping. Geraldton has set the pace. It has been the first to establish a new regional resource centre, which is part of the government’s health reform program. That will now be rolled out to other major regional cities throughout Western Australia. We hear some words about servicing the hinterland as well, and I am pleased to see that preliminary work has begun on the new $9 million health centre at Morawa, which will provide a wide range of health services for local communities in the area. Construction will start early next year on the Morawa facility. Architects have already been appointed and plans are scheduled for completion within the next three months. This will make a very significant difference to health care delivery for people living in Morawa, Perenjori, Latham and surrounding communities. I am sure that the combination of the new hospital in Geraldton and the new hospital in Morawa will be welcomed by people from this region.
We hear some words about servicing the hinterland as well, and I am pleased to see that preliminary work has begun on the new $9 million health centre at Morawa, which will provide a wide range of health services for local communities in the area. Construction will start early next year on the Morawa facility. Architects have already been appointed and plans are scheduled for completion within the next three months. This will make a very significant difference to health care delivery for people living in Morawa, Perenjori, Latham and surrounding communities. I am sure that the combination of the new hospital in Geraldton and the new hospital in Morawa will be welcomed by people from this region.
Mr J.A. McGINTY replied: I thank the member for the question. This morning the Premier and I joined with a large number of people from Geraldton and the mid-west and the staff of the hospital to open the new $49 million Geraldton Health Campus. All the people of Geraldton and the mid-west can be justly proud of it. We were given a tour by the director of nursing at the hospital to see first-hand the very impressive facilities provided to meet the health care needs of the people of this region into the future. We also met a number of very dedicated doctors, nurses and other support staff. As people from this region know only too well, the old hospital was built 40 years ago. It had concrete cancer, and its design was simply not amenable to good quality, efficient health care delivery. In 2001, when Geoff Gallop became Premier, he immediately gave a commitment to build the new hospital, and we saw the results of that this morning. The new facility is a contemporary building designed to accommodate the latest advances in health care, technology and medical research while allowing for the flexibility needed for the future delivery of health care. There is a 24-hour emergency department, state-of-the-art operating theatres and delivery suites, and 66 hospital beds for acute medical, surgical, paediatric and maternity patients. A comprehensive range of services is available, including chemotherapy, renal dialysis, pathology, day surgery, medical imaging, diabetes and respiratory education, antenatal classes and hospital-in-the-home care. New services will also be introduced, including an inpatient rehabilitation unit and a day rehabilitation centre. Construction of this hospital began in January 2004 and work on phase 1, the main section of the building, was completed on schedule in August 2005. Demolition of the old hospital was completed in December 2005 and work on phase 2, which is the remaining 10 per cent of the hospital, will be finished by July this year. This includes the remaining building works to establish the rehabilitation ward and day hospital, support facilities, car parking and landscaping. Geraldton has set the pace. It has been the first to establish a new regional resource centre, which is part of the government’s health reform program. That will now be rolled out to other major regional cities throughout Western Australia. We hear some words about servicing the hinterland as well, and I am pleased to see that preliminary work has begun on the new $9 million health centre at Morawa, which will provide a wide range of health services for local communities in the area. Construction will start early next year on the Morawa facility. Architects have already been appointed and plans are scheduled for completion within the next three months. This will make a very significant difference to health care delivery for people living in Morawa, Perenjori, Latham and surrounding communities. I am sure that the combination of the new hospital in Geraldton and the new hospital in Morawa will be welcomed by people from this region.
I thank the member for the question. This morning the Premier and I joined with a large number of people from Geraldton and the mid-west and the staff of the hospital to open the new $49 million Geraldton Health Campus. All the people of Geraldton and the mid-west can be justly proud of it. We were given a tour by the director of nursing at the hospital to see first-hand the very impressive facilities provided to meet the health care needs of the people of this region into the future. We also met a number of very dedicated doctors, nurses and other support staff. As people from this region know only too well, the old hospital was built 40 years ago. It had concrete cancer, and its design was simply not amenable to good quality, efficient health care delivery. In 2001, when Geoff Gallop became Premier, he immediately gave a commitment to build the new hospital, and we saw the results of that this morning. The new facility is a contemporary building designed to accommodate the latest advances in health care, technology and medical research while allowing for the flexibility needed for the future delivery of health care. There is a 24-hour emergency department, state-of-the-art operating theatres and delivery suites, and 66 hospital beds for acute medical, surgical, paediatric and maternity patients. A comprehensive range of services is available, including chemotherapy, renal dialysis, pathology, day surgery, medical imaging, diabetes and respiratory education, antenatal classes and hospital-in-the-home care. New services will also be introduced, including an inpatient rehabilitation unit and a day rehabilitation centre. Construction of this hospital began in January 2004 and work on phase 1, the main section of the building, was completed on schedule in August 2005. Demolition of the old hospital was completed in December 2005 and work on phase 2, which is the remaining 10 per cent of the hospital, will be finished by July this year. This includes the remaining building works to establish the rehabilitation ward and day hospital, support facilities, car parking and landscaping. Geraldton has set the pace. It has been the first to establish a new regional resource centre, which is part of the government’s health reform program. That will now be rolled out to other major regional cities throughout Western Australia. We hear some words about servicing the hinterland as well, and I am pleased to see that preliminary work has begun on the new $9 million health centre at Morawa, which will provide a wide range of health services for local communities in the area. Construction will start early next year on the Morawa facility. Architects have already been appointed and plans are scheduled for completion within the next three months. This will make a very significant difference to health care delivery for people living in Morawa, Perenjori, Latham and surrounding communities. I am sure that the combination of the new hospital in Geraldton and the new hospital in Morawa will be welcomed by people from this region.
Construction of this hospital began in January 2004 and work on phase 1, the main section of the building, was completed on schedule in August 2005. Demolition of the old hospital was completed in December 2005 and work on phase 2, which is the remaining 10 per cent of the hospital, will be finished by July this year. This includes the remaining building works to establish the rehabilitation ward and day hospital, support facilities, car parking and landscaping. Geraldton has set the pace. It has been the first to establish a new regional resource centre, which is part of the government’s health reform program. That will now be rolled out to other major regional cities throughout Western Australia. We hear some words about servicing the hinterland as well, and I am pleased to see that preliminary work has begun on the new $9 million health centre at Morawa, which will provide a wide range of health services for local communities in the area. Construction will start early next year on the Morawa facility. Architects have already been appointed and plans are scheduled for completion within the next three months. This will make a very significant difference to health care delivery for people living in Morawa, Perenjori, Latham and surrounding communities. I am sure that the combination of the new hospital in Geraldton and the new hospital in Morawa will be welcomed by people from this region.
We hear some words about servicing the hinterland as well, and I am pleased to see that preliminary work has begun on the new $9 million health centre at Morawa, which will provide a wide range of health services for local communities in the area. Construction will start early next year on the Morawa facility. Architects have already been appointed and plans are scheduled for completion within the next three months. This will make a very significant difference to health care delivery for people living in Morawa, Perenjori, Latham and surrounding communities. I am sure that the combination of the new hospital in Geraldton and the new hospital in Morawa will be welcomed by people from this region.
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