National Health Reform Delivers for Nepean Hospital
Patients at Nepean Hospital will benefit from better access to elective surgery, emergency treatment and sub-acute hospital beds as a result of the Australian Government’s historic national health reforms.
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The Hon Nicola Roxon MP
Minister for Health and Ageing
The Hon David Bradbury MP
Member for Lindsay
9 August 2011Patients at Nepean Hospital will benefit from better access to elective surgery, emergency treatment and sub-acute hospital beds as a result of the Gillard Government’s historic national health reforms.
The Minister for Health and Ageing Nicola Roxon and Member for Lindsay David Bradbury visited Nepean Hospital today announcing $14.7 million, providing funding for 10 new rehabilitation beds, in addition to six new subacute beds already operating and inspecting the new Intensive Care Facility, funded through the Gillard Government’s Health and Hospitals Fund.
Minister for Health and Ageing Nicola Roxon said the new beds, co-funded by the New South Wales Government, will deliver a better deal for patients right across Western Sydney, with more beds, more money and more services.
“The Nepean Hospital project will improve access to acute care beds with the timely transfer of patients to subacute beds,” Minister Roxon said.
“This Australian Government investment is a key part of the National Partnership Agreement on Improving Public Hospital Services that aims to improve public patient access to elective surgery and emergency department as well as subacute care.
“By increasing capacity for subacute services, this investment will ultimately ensure local residents receive the care that’s right for them.
“This investment comes on top of the Gillard Government’s contribution of $96.4 million to the Nepean’s redevelopment, including the transformation of the Intensive Care Unit, which will open in the coming weeks, and our $17.2 million contribution to the $19.2 million Nepean Clinical School, a state-of-the-art teaching and training facility scheduled for completion later this year,” Minister Roxon said.
Member for Lindsay David Bradbury said providing local communities with the resources they need for better subacute services, closer to home, is a key focus for national health reform.
“This means more beds to strengthen the region’s general rehabilitation services and will ultimately help ensure the region’s residents receive the care that’s right for them,” Mr Bradbury said.
“There will be more streamlined patient management and improved inpatient care to benefit the residents of the Nepean and Blue Mountains region.
“Providing local communities like Western Sydney the resources they need for better subacute services, closer to home, is a key focus for national health reform.
“This new service showcases how health reform can provide new and better care for NSW residents closer to their homes.
“This new service showcases how health reform can provide new and better care for Western Sydney and in particular the people of Penrith,” Mr Bradbury said.
The Gillard Government’s health reform is delivering through the NSW implementation plan 232 beds in western Sydney including:
- Auburn Hospital – 10 rehabilitation beds
- Blacktown Hospital – 20 neuropsychiatry beds, 12 emergency beds, 10 rehabilitation beds and 6 acute beds
- Campbelltown Hospital – 20 acute beds
- Concord Hospital – 9 rehabilitation beds and 6 palliative care beds
- Liverpool Hospital – 20 sub acute mental health beds, 20 acute beds and 2 HDU beds
- Mount Druitt Hospital – 10 rehabilitation beds
- Nepean Hospital – 20 acute beds and 16 rehabilitation beds
- St Joseph’s Hospital – 2 Geriatric Evaluation and Management beds and 4 mental health beds
- Westmead Hospital –24 sub acute beds, 20 acute beds and 1 ICU bed
In total New South Wales is benefiting from $24.65B of key Commonwealth Government hospital funding measures (2007/08 to 2015/16).
For more information about national health reform, see www.yourhealth.gov.au.
For more information, contact the Minister's Office on (02) 6277 7220
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