❓ The Minister for Health details upgrades to Albany Hospital's mental health unit, medical rehabilitation ward, and paediatric ward, along with initiatives to improve dental and surgical services, and dialysis treatment in Albany.
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Capital works to upgrade Albany Hospital’s mental health inpatient unit and medical rehabilitation ward have recently been completed. Can the minister advise how the upgrade will improve mental health services at the hospital, and outline what the Government is doing to improve overall health services in Albany? Mr J.A. McGINTY
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Albany Hospital is a remarkably good hospital and provides a tremendous service to the people of Albany. The mental health unit at Albany Hospital is a nine-bed facility accommodating involuntary and voluntary patients. The upgrade of this unit has extended the day and outdoor areas for mental health patients, providing them with a secure courtyard and a quiet room. This was a very recent and positive initiative. Funding has gone towards creating an occupational therapy office and room to provide the space necessary for additional therapy programs under the direct supervision of trained staff. The medical rehabilitation ward at the hospital, which is primarily used for elderly patients recovering from a stroke or heart attack, has 12 beds, including a two-bed stroke unit and a single-bed functional training unit. As one part of the upgrade of the unit, a new bathroom has been established for one of the multipatient rooms, and additional bathroom facilities have been provided for the other rooms. Last year, the Government spent more than $1 million to expand, upgrade and relocate the paediatric ward at Albany Hospital. I am delighted that Telethon is very interested - this development was a joint approach with that organisation - in the tremendous result achieved for the children of Albany. That ward was opened in March this year, and includes new facilities such as a four-bed day ward for children recovering from surgery, a playroom, a parents’ lounge and specially designed treatment room, bathroom and preparatory room. A whole range of patients presenting at Albany Hospital will benefit from the significant upgrade in the facilities available there. The old children’s ward has been refurbished for adult patients, and includes a new negative pressure isolation room for people with infectious diseases and a carers room. To assist health services at Albany, we have launched a new program to recruit overseas dentists to fill the vacancies in regional public dental facilities. We have been successful in recruiting two dentists from overseas who have accepted positions in Albany, and they are expected to start in the next six to eight weeks. We have had a significant impact on the dental waitlist in Albany. The $2 million dental waitlist initiative has provided dental care to long-waitlist public dental patients in the town. Since the program was launched in February, around 140 people from Albany have accepted an offer of treatment at the Oral Health Centre of Western Australia, which includes travel and accommodation subsidies. Surgical services in Albany also received a boost with the appointment of a general surgeon and an orthopaedic surgeon. The Government has spent $84 000 to upgrade the surgical consulting rooms and waiting room at the hospital to improve patient treatment and care. This week marks the two-year anniversary of the launch of Australia’s first fully equipped portable dialysis unit in Albany. The $220 000 unit has enabled more people to be treated locally, and has also enabled people on dialysis treatment to holiday in Albany. The unit contains four dialysis machines and replaces a two-machine community-based unit, effectively doubling the treatment available to Albany residents. The new technology has also increased access to medical services for country people. Video conferencing is being used for patient reviews in between renal physician visits to provide clinical support for the nurses. The people who wish to knock the Albany Regional Hospital or the health effort in Albany belong to the Opposition because they are not happy unless they can talk about things being miserable.
Mr J.A. McGINTY replied: Albany Hospital is a remarkably good hospital and provides a tremendous service to the people of Albany. The mental health unit at Albany Hospital is a nine-bed facility accommodating involuntary and voluntary patients. The upgrade of this unit has extended the day and outdoor areas for mental health patients, providing them with a secure courtyard and a quiet room. This was a very recent and positive initiative. Funding has gone towards creating an occupational therapy office and room to provide the space necessary for additional therapy programs under the direct supervision of trained staff. The medical rehabilitation ward at the hospital, which is primarily used for elderly patients recovering from a stroke or heart attack, has 12 beds, including a two-bed stroke unit and a single-bed functional training unit. As one part of the upgrade of the unit, a new bathroom has been established for one of the multipatient rooms, and additional bathroom facilities have been provided for the other rooms. Last year, the Government spent more than $1 million to expand, upgrade and relocate the paediatric ward at Albany Hospital. I am delighted that Telethon is very interested - this development was a joint approach with that organisation - in the tremendous result achieved for the children of Albany. That ward was opened in March this year, and includes new facilities such as a four-bed day ward for children recovering from surgery, a playroom, a parents’ lounge and specially designed treatment room, bathroom and preparatory room. A whole range of patients presenting at Albany Hospital will benefit from the significant upgrade in the facilities available there. The old children’s ward has been refurbished for adult patients, and includes a new negative pressure isolation room for people with infectious diseases and a carers room. To assist health services at Albany, we have launched a new program to recruit overseas dentists to fill the vacancies in regional public dental facilities. We have been successful in recruiting two dentists from overseas who have accepted positions in Albany, and they are expected to start in the next six to eight weeks. We have had a significant impact on the dental waitlist in Albany. The $2 million dental waitlist initiative has provided dental care to long-waitlist public dental patients in the town. Since the program was launched in February, around 140 people from Albany have accepted an offer of treatment at the Oral Health Centre of Western Australia, which includes travel and accommodation subsidies. Surgical services in Albany also received a boost with the appointment of a general surgeon and an orthopaedic surgeon. The Government has spent $84 000 to upgrade the surgical consulting rooms and waiting room at the hospital to improve patient treatment and care. This week marks the two-year anniversary of the launch of Australia’s first fully equipped portable dialysis unit in Albany. The $220 000 unit has enabled more people to be treated locally, and has also enabled people on dialysis treatment to holiday in Albany. The unit contains four dialysis machines and replaces a two-machine community-based unit, effectively doubling the treatment available to Albany residents. The new technology has also increased access to medical services for country people. Video conferencing is being used for patient reviews in between renal physician visits to provide clinical support for the nurses. The people who wish to knock the Albany Regional Hospital or the health effort in Albany belong to the Opposition because they are not happy unless they can talk about things being miserable.
Albany Hospital is a remarkably good hospital and provides a tremendous service to the people of Albany. The mental health unit at Albany Hospital is a nine-bed facility accommodating involuntary and voluntary patients. The upgrade of this unit has extended the day and outdoor areas for mental health patients, providing them with a secure courtyard and a quiet room. This was a very recent and positive initiative. Funding has gone towards creating an occupational therapy office and room to provide the space necessary for additional therapy programs under the direct supervision of trained staff. The medical rehabilitation ward at the hospital, which is primarily used for elderly patients recovering from a stroke or heart attack, has 12 beds, including a two-bed stroke unit and a single-bed functional training unit. As one part of the upgrade of the unit, a new bathroom has been established for one of the multipatient rooms, and additional bathroom facilities have been provided for the other rooms. Last year, the Government spent more than $1 million to expand, upgrade and relocate the paediatric ward at Albany Hospital. I am delighted that Telethon is very interested - this development was a joint approach with that organisation - in the tremendous result achieved for the children of Albany. That ward was opened in March this year, and includes new facilities such as a four-bed day ward for children recovering from surgery, a playroom, a parents’ lounge and specially designed treatment room, bathroom and preparatory room. A whole range of patients presenting at Albany Hospital will benefit from the significant upgrade in the facilities available there. The old children’s ward has been refurbished for adult patients, and includes a new negative pressure isolation room for people with infectious diseases and a carers room. To assist health services at Albany, we have launched a new program to recruit overseas dentists to fill the vacancies in regional public dental facilities. We have been successful in recruiting two dentists from overseas who have accepted positions in Albany, and they are expected to start in the next six to eight weeks. We have had a significant impact on the dental waitlist in Albany. The $2 million dental waitlist initiative has provided dental care to long-waitlist public dental patients in the town. Since the program was launched in February, around 140 people from Albany have accepted an offer of treatment at the Oral Health Centre of Western Australia, which includes travel and accommodation subsidies. Surgical services in Albany also received a boost with the appointment of a general surgeon and an orthopaedic surgeon. The Government has spent $84 000 to upgrade the surgical consulting rooms and waiting room at the hospital to improve patient treatment and care. This week marks the two-year anniversary of the launch of Australia’s first fully equipped portable dialysis unit in Albany. The $220 000 unit has enabled more people to be treated locally, and has also enabled people on dialysis treatment to holiday in Albany. The unit contains four dialysis machines and replaces a two-machine community-based unit, effectively doubling the treatment available to Albany residents. The new technology has also increased access to medical services for country people. Video conferencing is being used for patient reviews in between renal physician visits to provide clinical support for the nurses. The people who wish to knock the Albany Regional Hospital or the health effort in Albany belong to the Opposition because they are not happy unless they can talk about things being miserable.
The medical rehabilitation ward at the hospital, which is primarily used for elderly patients recovering from a stroke or heart attack, has 12 beds, including a two-bed stroke unit and a single-bed functional training unit. As one part of the upgrade of the unit, a new bathroom has been established for one of the multipatient rooms, and additional bathroom facilities have been provided for the other rooms. Last year, the Government spent more than $1 million to expand, upgrade and relocate the paediatric ward at Albany Hospital. I am delighted that Telethon is very interested - this development was a joint approach with that organisation - in the tremendous result achieved for the children of Albany. That ward was opened in March this year, and includes new facilities such as a four-bed day ward for children recovering from surgery, a playroom, a parents’ lounge and specially designed treatment room, bathroom and preparatory room. A whole range of patients presenting at Albany Hospital will benefit from the significant upgrade in the facilities available there. The old children’s ward has been refurbished for adult patients, and includes a new negative pressure isolation room for people with infectious diseases and a carers room. To assist health services at Albany, we have launched a new program to recruit overseas dentists to fill the vacancies in regional public dental facilities. We have been successful in recruiting two dentists from overseas who have accepted positions in Albany, and they are expected to start in the next six to eight weeks. We have had a significant impact on the dental waitlist in Albany. The $2 million dental waitlist initiative has provided dental care to long-waitlist public dental patients in the town. Since the program was launched in February, around 140 people from Albany have accepted an offer of treatment at the Oral Health Centre of Western Australia, which includes travel and accommodation subsidies. Surgical services in Albany also received a boost with the appointment of a general surgeon and an orthopaedic surgeon. The Government has spent $84 000 to upgrade the surgical consulting rooms and waiting room at the hospital to improve patient treatment and care. This week marks the two-year anniversary of the launch of Australia’s first fully equipped portable dialysis unit in Albany. The $220 000 unit has enabled more people to be treated locally, and has also enabled people on dialysis treatment to holiday in Albany. The unit contains four dialysis machines and replaces a two-machine community-based unit, effectively doubling the treatment available to Albany residents. The new technology has also increased access to medical services for country people. Video conferencing is being used for patient reviews in between renal physician visits to provide clinical support for the nurses. The people who wish to knock the Albany Regional Hospital or the health effort in Albany belong to the Opposition because they are not happy unless they can talk about things being miserable.
To assist health services at Albany, we have launched a new program to recruit overseas dentists to fill the vacancies in regional public dental facilities. We have been successful in recruiting two dentists from overseas who have accepted positions in Albany, and they are expected to start in the next six to eight weeks. We have had a significant impact on the dental waitlist in Albany. The $2 million dental waitlist initiative has provided dental care to long-waitlist public dental patients in the town. Since the program was launched in February, around 140 people from Albany have accepted an offer of treatment at the Oral Health Centre of Western Australia, which includes travel and accommodation subsidies. Surgical services in Albany also received a boost with the appointment of a general surgeon and an orthopaedic surgeon. The Government has spent $84 000 to upgrade the surgical consulting rooms and waiting room at the hospital to improve patient treatment and care. This week marks the two-year anniversary of the launch of Australia’s first fully equipped portable dialysis unit in Albany. The $220 000 unit has enabled more people to be treated locally, and has also enabled people on dialysis treatment to holiday in Albany. The unit contains four dialysis machines and replaces a two-machine community-based unit, effectively doubling the treatment available to Albany residents. The new technology has also increased access to medical services for country people. Video conferencing is being used for patient reviews in between renal physician visits to provide clinical support for the nurses. The people who wish to knock the Albany Regional Hospital or the health effort in Albany belong to the Opposition because they are not happy unless they can talk about things being miserable.
Surgical services in Albany also received a boost with the appointment of a general surgeon and an orthopaedic surgeon. The Government has spent $84 000 to upgrade the surgical consulting rooms and waiting room at the hospital to improve patient treatment and care. This week marks the two-year anniversary of the launch of Australia’s first fully equipped portable dialysis unit in Albany. The $220 000 unit has enabled more people to be treated locally, and has also enabled people on dialysis treatment to holiday in Albany. The unit contains four dialysis machines and replaces a two-machine community-based unit, effectively doubling the treatment available to Albany residents. The new technology has also increased access to medical services for country people. Video conferencing is being used for patient reviews in between renal physician visits to provide clinical support for the nurses. The people who wish to knock the Albany Regional Hospital or the health effort in Albany belong to the Opposition because they are not happy unless they can talk about things being miserable.
Mr J.A. McGINTY replied: Albany Hospital is a remarkably good hospital and provides a tremendous service to the people of Albany. The mental health unit at Albany Hospital is a nine-bed facility accommodating involuntary and voluntary patients. The upgrade of this unit has extended the day and outdoor areas for mental health patients, providing them with a secure courtyard and a quiet room. This was a very recent and positive initiative. Funding has gone towards creating an occupational therapy office and room to provide the space necessary for additional therapy programs under the direct supervision of trained staff. The medical rehabilitation ward at the hospital, which is primarily used for elderly patients recovering from a stroke or heart attack, has 12 beds, including a two-bed stroke unit and a single-bed functional training unit. As one part of the upgrade of the unit, a new bathroom has been established for one of the multipatient rooms, and additional bathroom facilities have been provided for the other rooms. Last year, the Government spent more than $1 million to expand, upgrade and relocate the paediatric ward at Albany Hospital. I am delighted that Telethon is very interested - this development was a joint approach with that organisation - in the tremendous result achieved for the children of Albany. That ward was opened in March this year, and includes new facilities such as a four-bed day ward for children recovering from surgery, a playroom, a parents’ lounge and specially designed treatment room, bathroom and preparatory room. A whole range of patients presenting at Albany Hospital will benefit from the significant upgrade in the facilities available there. The old children’s ward has been refurbished for adult patients, and includes a new negative pressure isolation room for people with infectious diseases and a carers room. To assist health services at Albany, we have launched a new program to recruit overseas dentists to fill the vacancies in regional public dental facilities. We have been successful in recruiting two dentists from overseas who have accepted positions in Albany, and they are expected to start in the next six to eight weeks. We have had a significant impact on the dental waitlist in Albany. The $2 million dental waitlist initiative has provided dental care to long-waitlist public dental patients in the town. Since the program was launched in February, around 140 people from Albany have accepted an offer of treatment at the Oral Health Centre of Western Australia, which includes travel and accommodation subsidies. Surgical services in Albany also received a boost with the appointment of a general surgeon and an orthopaedic surgeon. The Government has spent $84 000 to upgrade the surgical consulting rooms and waiting room at the hospital to improve patient treatment and care. This week marks the two-year anniversary of the launch of Australia’s first fully equipped portable dialysis unit in Albany. The $220 000 unit has enabled more people to be treated locally, and has also enabled people on dialysis treatment to holiday in Albany. The unit contains four dialysis machines and replaces a two-machine community-based unit, effectively doubling the treatment available to Albany residents. The new technology has also increased access to medical services for country people. Video conferencing is being used for patient reviews in between renal physician visits to provide clinical support for the nurses. The people who wish to knock the Albany Regional Hospital or the health effort in Albany belong to the Opposition because they are not happy unless they can talk about things being miserable.
Albany Hospital is a remarkably good hospital and provides a tremendous service to the people of Albany. The mental health unit at Albany Hospital is a nine-bed facility accommodating involuntary and voluntary patients. The upgrade of this unit has extended the day and outdoor areas for mental health patients, providing them with a secure courtyard and a quiet room. This was a very recent and positive initiative. Funding has gone towards creating an occupational therapy office and room to provide the space necessary for additional therapy programs under the direct supervision of trained staff. The medical rehabilitation ward at the hospital, which is primarily used for elderly patients recovering from a stroke or heart attack, has 12 beds, including a two-bed stroke unit and a single-bed functional training unit. As one part of the upgrade of the unit, a new bathroom has been established for one of the multipatient rooms, and additional bathroom facilities have been provided for the other rooms. Last year, the Government spent more than $1 million to expand, upgrade and relocate the paediatric ward at Albany Hospital. I am delighted that Telethon is very interested - this development was a joint approach with that organisation - in the tremendous result achieved for the children of Albany. That ward was opened in March this year, and includes new facilities such as a four-bed day ward for children recovering from surgery, a playroom, a parents’ lounge and specially designed treatment room, bathroom and preparatory room. A whole range of patients presenting at Albany Hospital will benefit from the significant upgrade in the facilities available there. The old children’s ward has been refurbished for adult patients, and includes a new negative pressure isolation room for people with infectious diseases and a carers room. To assist health services at Albany, we have launched a new program to recruit overseas dentists to fill the vacancies in regional public dental facilities. We have been successful in recruiting two dentists from overseas who have accepted positions in Albany, and they are expected to start in the next six to eight weeks. We have had a significant impact on the dental waitlist in Albany. The $2 million dental waitlist initiative has provided dental care to long-waitlist public dental patients in the town. Since the program was launched in February, around 140 people from Albany have accepted an offer of treatment at the Oral Health Centre of Western Australia, which includes travel and accommodation subsidies. Surgical services in Albany also received a boost with the appointment of a general surgeon and an orthopaedic surgeon. The Government has spent $84 000 to upgrade the surgical consulting rooms and waiting room at the hospital to improve patient treatment and care. This week marks the two-year anniversary of the launch of Australia’s first fully equipped portable dialysis unit in Albany. The $220 000 unit has enabled more people to be treated locally, and has also enabled people on dialysis treatment to holiday in Albany. The unit contains four dialysis machines and replaces a two-machine community-based unit, effectively doubling the treatment available to Albany residents. The new technology has also increased access to medical services for country people. Video conferencing is being used for patient reviews in between renal physician visits to provide clinical support for the nurses. The people who wish to knock the Albany Regional Hospital or the health effort in Albany belong to the Opposition because they are not happy unless they can talk about things being miserable.
The medical rehabilitation ward at the hospital, which is primarily used for elderly patients recovering from a stroke or heart attack, has 12 beds, including a two-bed stroke unit and a single-bed functional training unit. As one part of the upgrade of the unit, a new bathroom has been established for one of the multipatient rooms, and additional bathroom facilities have been provided for the other rooms. Last year, the Government spent more than $1 million to expand, upgrade and relocate the paediatric ward at Albany Hospital. I am delighted that Telethon is very interested - this development was a joint approach with that organisation - in the tremendous result achieved for the children of Albany. That ward was opened in March this year, and includes new facilities such as a four-bed day ward for children recovering from surgery, a playroom, a parents’ lounge and specially designed treatment room, bathroom and preparatory room. A whole range of patients presenting at Albany Hospital will benefit from the significant upgrade in the facilities available there. The old children’s ward has been refurbished for adult patients, and includes a new negative pressure isolation room for people with infectious diseases and a carers room. To assist health services at Albany, we have launched a new program to recruit overseas dentists to fill the vacancies in regional public dental facilities. We have been successful in recruiting two dentists from overseas who have accepted positions in Albany, and they are expected to start in the next six to eight weeks. We have had a significant impact on the dental waitlist in Albany. The $2 million dental waitlist initiative has provided dental care to long-waitlist public dental patients in the town. Since the program was launched in February, around 140 people from Albany have accepted an offer of treatment at the Oral Health Centre of Western Australia, which includes travel and accommodation subsidies. Surgical services in Albany also received a boost with the appointment of a general surgeon and an orthopaedic surgeon. The Government has spent $84 000 to upgrade the surgical consulting rooms and waiting room at the hospital to improve patient treatment and care. This week marks the two-year anniversary of the launch of Australia’s first fully equipped portable dialysis unit in Albany. The $220 000 unit has enabled more people to be treated locally, and has also enabled people on dialysis treatment to holiday in Albany. The unit contains four dialysis machines and replaces a two-machine community-based unit, effectively doubling the treatment available to Albany residents. The new technology has also increased access to medical services for country people. Video conferencing is being used for patient reviews in between renal physician visits to provide clinical support for the nurses. The people who wish to knock the Albany Regional Hospital or the health effort in Albany belong to the Opposition because they are not happy unless they can talk about things being miserable.
To assist health services at Albany, we have launched a new program to recruit overseas dentists to fill the vacancies in regional public dental facilities. We have been successful in recruiting two dentists from overseas who have accepted positions in Albany, and they are expected to start in the next six to eight weeks. We have had a significant impact on the dental waitlist in Albany. The $2 million dental waitlist initiative has provided dental care to long-waitlist public dental patients in the town. Since the program was launched in February, around 140 people from Albany have accepted an offer of treatment at the Oral Health Centre of Western Australia, which includes travel and accommodation subsidies. Surgical services in Albany also received a boost with the appointment of a general surgeon and an orthopaedic surgeon. The Government has spent $84 000 to upgrade the surgical consulting rooms and waiting room at the hospital to improve patient treatment and care. This week marks the two-year anniversary of the launch of Australia’s first fully equipped portable dialysis unit in Albany. The $220 000 unit has enabled more people to be treated locally, and has also enabled people on dialysis treatment to holiday in Albany. The unit contains four dialysis machines and replaces a two-machine community-based unit, effectively doubling the treatment available to Albany residents. The new technology has also increased access to medical services for country people. Video conferencing is being used for patient reviews in between renal physician visits to provide clinical support for the nurses. The people who wish to knock the Albany Regional Hospital or the health effort in Albany belong to the Opposition because they are not happy unless they can talk about things being miserable.
Surgical services in Albany also received a boost with the appointment of a general surgeon and an orthopaedic surgeon. The Government has spent $84 000 to upgrade the surgical consulting rooms and waiting room at the hospital to improve patient treatment and care. This week marks the two-year anniversary of the launch of Australia’s first fully equipped portable dialysis unit in Albany. The $220 000 unit has enabled more people to be treated locally, and has also enabled people on dialysis treatment to holiday in Albany. The unit contains four dialysis machines and replaces a two-machine community-based unit, effectively doubling the treatment available to Albany residents. The new technology has also increased access to medical services for country people. Video conferencing is being used for patient reviews in between renal physician visits to provide clinical support for the nurses. The people who wish to knock the Albany Regional Hospital or the health effort in Albany belong to the Opposition because they are not happy unless they can talk about things being miserable.
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