❓ Mrs O'Malley asks the Premier how the government's commitment to making WA the healthiest state is improving health infrastructure. The Premier details investments in workforce, initiatives, and hospital projects across the state, including a new women's and babies' hospital.
AnsweredQoN 161Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
Health infrastructure
161. Mrs Lisa O'Malley to the Premier:
I refer to the Cook
Labor government's commitment to making Western Australia the healthiest state
in the nation. Can the Premier outline to the house how this commitment is
delivering real improvements to the state's hospital and health infrastructure?
161. Mrs Lisa O'Malley to the Premier:
I refer to the Cook
Labor government's commitment to making Western Australia the healthiest state
in the nation. Can the Premier outline to the house how this commitment is
delivering real improvements to the state's hospital and health infrastructure?
AnswerView source ↗
I would like to
thank the member for Bicton for the question. It is a very important one. She
is right; this government's vision is for WA to be the healthiest state in the
nation. We have worked hard against global health winds, including ageing
demographics, the pandemic and a population boom, to advance our health system.
Over the last four years alone, we have increased WA's health workforce by more
than 30%, with more than 4,400 new nurses and more than 1,800 new doctors. At
the same time, we have introduced cutting-edge initiatives, including the State
Health Operations Centre and the WA virtual emergency department. We are also
working with our federal partners to expand urgent care clinics.
But we are also
overseeing the biggest investment in hospitals and health infrastructure in the
state's history. A key plank of that investment is a new women's and babies'
hospital. This morning, I was joined by fellow ministers and the member for
Bibra Lake to sign the main contract to deliver the world-class maternity
hospital for WA. We are excited to be partnering with Webuild Australia, and it
will draw on its international experience and bring innovation to the table for
the benefit of all Western Australians. Our new women's and babies' hospital will
create a contemporary facility where future generations will be born and
important women's health services will be provided. Importantly, it will
deliver on another priority of my government, which is continuing to deliver
for the people of Western Australia. A whopping 1,400 jobs will be created
during the construction phase of this project alone, and that will be preceded
by great work by the Minister for Transport, who will be undertaking two new
multideck car parks to minimise the disruption to the hospital while that
construction takes place. The hospital will replace the century-old King Edward
Memorial Hospital for Women, where last year we welcomed the three millionth
Western Australian into the world. Part of the project includes a major
expansion of Osborne Park Hospital and an expansion of the neonatal services at
Perth Children's Hospital. Work is planned to start later this year, as I said,
on the construction of the multideck car parks.
This is a
centrepiece of our $3.8 billion investment in health infrastructure. As I
speak, other new hospitals, new health facilities and upgrades are getting
built across the state. I know, Mr Speaker, you want me to be brief, but once
again I am going to detail some of those projects—the new Bunbury
hospital, the new Geraldton hospital, Joondalup Health Campus, Fremantle
Hospital, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital and the Byford health hub, just to name
a few. Of course, there is plenty more in the pipeline, including major
upgrades of the EDs at Midland hospital and Royal Perth Hospital. It is the
biggest investment in health infrastructure in the state's history. My
government's priority is to make sure we focus on jobs, health and housing, and
today's announcement is a significant step as part of demonstrating that
commitment.
thank the member for Bicton for the question. It is a very important one. She
is right; this government's vision is for WA to be the healthiest state in the
nation. We have worked hard against global health winds, including ageing
demographics, the pandemic and a population boom, to advance our health system.
Over the last four years alone, we have increased WA's health workforce by more
than 30%, with more than 4,400 new nurses and more than 1,800 new doctors. At
the same time, we have introduced cutting-edge initiatives, including the State
Health Operations Centre and the WA virtual emergency department. We are also
working with our federal partners to expand urgent care clinics.
But we are also
overseeing the biggest investment in hospitals and health infrastructure in the
state's history. A key plank of that investment is a new women's and babies'
hospital. This morning, I was joined by fellow ministers and the member for
Bibra Lake to sign the main contract to deliver the world-class maternity
hospital for WA. We are excited to be partnering with Webuild Australia, and it
will draw on its international experience and bring innovation to the table for
the benefit of all Western Australians. Our new women's and babies' hospital will
create a contemporary facility where future generations will be born and
important women's health services will be provided. Importantly, it will
deliver on another priority of my government, which is continuing to deliver
for the people of Western Australia. A whopping 1,400 jobs will be created
during the construction phase of this project alone, and that will be preceded
by great work by the Minister for Transport, who will be undertaking two new
multideck car parks to minimise the disruption to the hospital while that
construction takes place. The hospital will replace the century-old King Edward
Memorial Hospital for Women, where last year we welcomed the three millionth
Western Australian into the world. Part of the project includes a major
expansion of Osborne Park Hospital and an expansion of the neonatal services at
Perth Children's Hospital. Work is planned to start later this year, as I said,
on the construction of the multideck car parks.
This is a
centrepiece of our $3.8 billion investment in health infrastructure. As I
speak, other new hospitals, new health facilities and upgrades are getting
built across the state. I know, Mr Speaker, you want me to be brief, but once
again I am going to detail some of those projects—the new Bunbury
hospital, the new Geraldton hospital, Joondalup Health Campus, Fremantle
Hospital, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital and the Byford health hub, just to name
a few. Of course, there is plenty more in the pipeline, including major
upgrades of the EDs at Midland hospital and Royal Perth Hospital. It is the
biggest investment in health infrastructure in the state's history. My
government's priority is to make sure we focus on jobs, health and housing, and
today's announcement is a significant step as part of demonstrating that
commitment.
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