National Health Reform Delivers for Blacktown Hospital
Patients at Blacktown 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 Michelle Rowland MP
Member for Greenway
9 August 2011Patients at Blacktown 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 Greenway Michelle Rowland visited Blacktown Hospital today announcing a $33.7 million investment that will provide 30 new sub-acute hospital beds.
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 Blacktown 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 Blacktown residents receive the care that’s right for them.
“This investment comes on top of the Gillard Government’s contribution of $20.6 million to the Blacktown Hospital Clinical School Research and Education Centre, which I officially visited recently, and the $15 million Blacktown GP Super Clinic, which is currently in the final tender review process by the Department of Health and Ageing,” Minister Roxon said.
Member for Greenway Michelle Rowland said providing local communities like Blacktown with the resources they need for better subacute services, closer to home, is a key focus for national health reform.
“Health reform will deliver 10 rehabilitation beds and the development of a 20 bed subacute mental health service,” Ms Rowland said.
“This means more beds to strengthen the region’s general rehabilitation services.
“There will be more specialist rehabilitation services for orthopaedics and neurosciences—including stroke—for the residents of Blacktown and the area it services.
“This new service showcases how health reform can provide new and better care for Western Sydney and in particular the people of Blacktown,” Ms Rowland 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
For more information about national health reform, visit www.yourhealth.gov.au.
For more information, contact the Minister's Office on (02) 6277 7220
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