❓ Ms. Stephens asks about investment in Albany Health Campus. The Minister responds by outlining recent achievements, new services, and future plans, while also criticising the opposition's stance on the hospital.
AnsweredQoN 779Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
ALBANY
HEALTH CAMPUS
779. Ms R.S. STEPHENS to the Minister for Health:
I refer to the McGowan Labor
government's investment in Albany Health Campus and the work of its
dedicated staff, who provided wonderful
empathy and care for my dad. Can the minister update the house on this
government's investment in the services at Albany hospital and
outline how this investment is supporting those in my electorate who require
medical treatment and care?
HEALTH CAMPUS
779. Ms R.S. STEPHENS to the Minister for Health:
I refer to the McGowan Labor
government's investment in Albany Health Campus and the work of its
dedicated staff, who provided wonderful
empathy and care for my dad. Can the minister update the house on this
government's investment in the services at Albany hospital and
outline how this investment is supporting those in my electorate who require
medical treatment and care?
AnswerView source ↗
I would like to thank the member for
Albany for the question. Can I just pass on my thoughts to you on the recent
passing of your father. We wish you all the very best at this time.
It
is an important question, because it is important to appreciate the incredible work
that is going on at Albany Health Campus at the moment, with the staff, like
those in many of our regional hospitals, doing great work on behalf of the people of Western Australia. This fantastic
health campus is providing great care to many people in the great southern
region. In fact, this year alone, it has conducted over 5 179 theatre
procedures, and there have been 26 863 emergency department attendances and 63 651
outpatient service appointments. It is going fantastically well. In addition to
that , 494 babies have been delivered in the Albany community. Albany Health
Campus is also pulling its weight in the fight
against the COVID pandemic, with over 3 384 COVID tests having been conducted
and over 6 636 vaccinations having been delivered from that hospital.
It is disappointing to say the least to hear that the opposition, which as we know
is constantly trying to undermine our hospital system and confidence in it in
these unprecedented times, will tomorrow be holding an event to try to derive
more division in the community —
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Order, please!
Mr
R.H. COOK : — and more
anxiety, undermining community confidence in our great hospital system. The shadow Minister for Health is not going down there to hear people's concerns.
She is going down there with preconceived and preloaded false assertions about
how that hospital is failing the community, and it is not.
Several members interjected.
Mr R.H. COOK : As the member for Albany would be aware, great
things are happening at Albany Health Campus. The McGowan government is
expanding the available clinical services in Albany. We have already provided a
teleneurology service to allow patients flexibility with their appointments,
which means less travel. In June this year, the government opened the new
permanent breast screen clinic. The McGowan government is also currently
building a $13.1 million radiotherapy suite so that literally hundreds of
cancer patients can now have treatment closer to home in the community in which
they live, surrounded by the family that they love.
We are also future-planning for the
hospital, with a master plan currently underway to determine the future needs
of Albany Health Campus and the community it services. Finally, we are
undertaking further costing and planning of our election commitment to double
the number of chairs in the Albany dental clinic.
The McGowan government is backing
Albany Health Campus because the campus is supporting the people of Albany. It is time that everyone in this place got
behind the doctors, nurses, allied health staff and leaders at that hospital ,
and we should be thankful for the great work that they do every day on behalf
of the people of Western Australia.
Albany for the question. Can I just pass on my thoughts to you on the recent
passing of your father. We wish you all the very best at this time.
It
is an important question, because it is important to appreciate the incredible work
that is going on at Albany Health Campus at the moment, with the staff, like
those in many of our regional hospitals, doing great work on behalf of the people of Western Australia. This fantastic
health campus is providing great care to many people in the great southern
region. In fact, this year alone, it has conducted over 5 179 theatre
procedures, and there have been 26 863 emergency department attendances and 63 651
outpatient service appointments. It is going fantastically well. In addition to
that , 494 babies have been delivered in the Albany community. Albany Health
Campus is also pulling its weight in the fight
against the COVID pandemic, with over 3 384 COVID tests having been conducted
and over 6 636 vaccinations having been delivered from that hospital.
It is disappointing to say the least to hear that the opposition, which as we know
is constantly trying to undermine our hospital system and confidence in it in
these unprecedented times, will tomorrow be holding an event to try to derive
more division in the community —
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Order, please!
Mr
R.H. COOK : — and more
anxiety, undermining community confidence in our great hospital system. The shadow Minister for Health is not going down there to hear people's concerns.
She is going down there with preconceived and preloaded false assertions about
how that hospital is failing the community, and it is not.
Several members interjected.
Mr R.H. COOK : As the member for Albany would be aware, great
things are happening at Albany Health Campus. The McGowan government is
expanding the available clinical services in Albany. We have already provided a
teleneurology service to allow patients flexibility with their appointments,
which means less travel. In June this year, the government opened the new
permanent breast screen clinic. The McGowan government is also currently
building a $13.1 million radiotherapy suite so that literally hundreds of
cancer patients can now have treatment closer to home in the community in which
they live, surrounded by the family that they love.
We are also future-planning for the
hospital, with a master plan currently underway to determine the future needs
of Albany Health Campus and the community it services. Finally, we are
undertaking further costing and planning of our election commitment to double
the number of chairs in the Albany dental clinic.
The McGowan government is backing
Albany Health Campus because the campus is supporting the people of Albany. It is time that everyone in this place got
behind the doctors, nurses, allied health staff and leaders at that hospital ,
and we should be thankful for the great work that they do every day on behalf
of the people of Western Australia.
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