❓ Mr. Hatton asks about the progress of the Osborne Park Hospital car park election commitment. The Minister for Health details the progress of the project, including the addition of 300 parking bays and other recent capital works at the hospital.
AnsweredQoN 844Legislative Assembly
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OSBORNE PARK HOSPITAL — CAR PARK
844. Mr C.D. HATTON to the Minister for
Health:
I have been getting quite a bit of
exercise down the back here, but thank you for taking my question.
The minister reached a significant
milestone today in the development of the Osborne Park Hospital car park. Can
the minister please inform the house on the progress towards this very
important election commitment in my electorate?
Several opposition members
interjected.
844. Mr C.D. HATTON to the Minister for
Health:
I have been getting quite a bit of
exercise down the back here, but thank you for taking my question.
The minister reached a significant
milestone today in the development of the Osborne Park Hospital car park. Can
the minister please inform the house on the progress towards this very
important election commitment in my electorate?
Several opposition members
interjected.
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the member for the question.
On behalf of the member for Dawesville, I acknowledge students in the gallery
from the Living Waters Lutheran College, obviously situated in the electorate
of Dawesville—welcome.
This is an issue that the member for
Balcatta has been advocating for some years and it was a commitment that he
made in the 2013 election campaign. He identified that insufficient parking was
provided at Osborne Park Hospital because there were problems with excessive
parking on the streets around the hospital that, in some cases, made it
difficult for people to access their homes. A commitment was made and I am very
pleased to have visited the hospital today to be involved in the early works
for the construction of an additional 300 parking bays, bringing the total
number of parking bays provided at Osborne Park Hospital to 800. This is a substantial
increase. When the question was asked, the opposition ridiculed the fact that
this was the subject of a question, but this government has put an enormous
effort into redeveloping our hospital and health system right across Western Australia
from very big to very small developments, all of which are important.
Mr
R.H. Cook interjected.
The
SPEAKER : Member for Kwinana, I call you to order for the first and the
second time.
Mr
J.H.D. DAY : I am pleased that the works are now underway to provide the
additional 300 parking bays, which will mean much easier access for people
using Osborne Park Hospital. This hospital is a very important part of our
metropolitan health system, particularly in the northern and inner northern
metropolitan area. This is demonstrated by the fact that each year it admits 13
000 patients, it provides 6 000 people with elective surgery, it provides 91 000
outpatient appointments and 1 500 babies are delivered. This hospital focuses
largely on rehabilitation, aged-care treatment, elective surgery and maternity
services. The member for Kwinana was just asking about other developments at
the hospital. About $22.4 million has been spent on capital works at the
hospital in recent years during our time in government as a part of a National
Partnership Agreement. That substantial allocation of funds has provided for
new birthing suites, improvements to the lifts and also an expansion of the
theatre complex. All these developments show the very strong commitment that
this government has to Osborne Park Hospital. It has a strong future and the
additional parking bays will provide for the long-term future of the hospital
as it continues to grow and provide health services to people in that part of
the Perth metropolitan area. I acknowledge the interest of the member for
Dawesville in this project, having been the health minister when it was
committed to.
On behalf of the member for Dawesville, I acknowledge students in the gallery
from the Living Waters Lutheran College, obviously situated in the electorate
of Dawesville—welcome.
This is an issue that the member for
Balcatta has been advocating for some years and it was a commitment that he
made in the 2013 election campaign. He identified that insufficient parking was
provided at Osborne Park Hospital because there were problems with excessive
parking on the streets around the hospital that, in some cases, made it
difficult for people to access their homes. A commitment was made and I am very
pleased to have visited the hospital today to be involved in the early works
for the construction of an additional 300 parking bays, bringing the total
number of parking bays provided at Osborne Park Hospital to 800. This is a substantial
increase. When the question was asked, the opposition ridiculed the fact that
this was the subject of a question, but this government has put an enormous
effort into redeveloping our hospital and health system right across Western Australia
from very big to very small developments, all of which are important.
Mr
R.H. Cook interjected.
The
SPEAKER : Member for Kwinana, I call you to order for the first and the
second time.
Mr
J.H.D. DAY : I am pleased that the works are now underway to provide the
additional 300 parking bays, which will mean much easier access for people
using Osborne Park Hospital. This hospital is a very important part of our
metropolitan health system, particularly in the northern and inner northern
metropolitan area. This is demonstrated by the fact that each year it admits 13
000 patients, it provides 6 000 people with elective surgery, it provides 91 000
outpatient appointments and 1 500 babies are delivered. This hospital focuses
largely on rehabilitation, aged-care treatment, elective surgery and maternity
services. The member for Kwinana was just asking about other developments at
the hospital. About $22.4 million has been spent on capital works at the
hospital in recent years during our time in government as a part of a National
Partnership Agreement. That substantial allocation of funds has provided for
new birthing suites, improvements to the lifts and also an expansion of the
theatre complex. All these developments show the very strong commitment that
this government has to Osborne Park Hospital. It has a strong future and the
additional parking bays will provide for the long-term future of the hospital
as it continues to grow and provide health services to people in that part of
the Perth metropolitan area. I acknowledge the interest of the member for
Dawesville in this project, having been the health minister when it was
committed to.
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