❓ Hon Tom Stephens questions the Minister for Health regarding renovations at Derby Regional Hospital, specifically concerning the children's ward and its future use. The Minister provides details on the current construction of a Mental Health Rooming-In Unit and its cost, but a final decision on the ward's future is pending.
AnsweredQoN 972Legislative Council
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972. Hon Tom Stephens to the Attorney General representing the Minister for Health:
(1) Can the Minister for Health advise the nature of the current renovation work being carried out at Derby Regional Hospital in the children's ward, currently being used as a multi-purpose ward?
(2) What is the anticipated cost of this current work?
(3) Is it the intention of the State Government to renovate this ward for its continued use as a multi-purpose ward, or is it to be converted back into the children's ward?
(1) Can the Minister for Health advise the nature of the current renovation work being carried out at Derby Regional Hospital in the children's ward, currently being used as a multi-purpose ward?
(2) What is the anticipated cost of this current work?
(3) Is it the intention of the State Government to renovate this ward for its continued use as a multi-purpose ward, or is it to be converted back into the children's ward?
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Answered
22 November 2000
Response time
14 days
The Minister Replied:
1. The current work being carried out at Derby Regional Hospital adjacent to the General Ward is the construction of the purpose-built Mental Health Rooming-In Unit, which will be fully self-contained and private from the remainder of the hospital area.
2. The anticipated cost of this current work is $250 000.
3. A final decision on the next stage of development for Derby Regional Hospital is yet to be made. The ward areas are part of the hospital that will be developed in this next stage.
1. The current work being carried out at Derby Regional Hospital adjacent to the General Ward is the construction of the purpose-built Mental Health Rooming-In Unit, which will be fully self-contained and private from the remainder of the hospital area.
2. The anticipated cost of this current work is $250 000.
3. A final decision on the next stage of development for Derby Regional Hospital is yet to be made. The ward areas are part of the hospital that will be developed in this next stage.
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