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Telehealth saves Bill money, miles - and marriage 08 June 2017 Bill Flavel jokes that telehealth might be keeping his marriage together. “I have advanced MS and I’m legally blind so I meet with three Perth specialists – which means a lot of drama for my wife with driving to the city,” the Narrogin resident said. “Any time Jenny and I don’t have to go near the city is great.” Bill ‘meets’ regularly with his neurologist at Royal Perth Hospital by telehealth from the relative comfort of nearby Narrogin Health Service. Once, Jenny would have had to drive 200km to the city, parked and navigated them around the big hospital in Bill’s manual wheelchair – his electronic chair won’t fit in their sedan – to meet his specialist. “With telehealth, we just go up to the local primary health service, hook-up on the screen and I can see my specialist and speak to her. “I must ... -
Building a solid foundation for Pingelly Health Centre 02 June 2017 The $8.8 million Pingelly Health Centre is becoming a reality as builders BGC Constructions lay the concrete slab for the innovative new centre that will replace Pingelly Hospital. WA Country Health Service Wheatbelt Regional Director Sean Conlan said the new build was being undertaken as part of the Southern Inland Health Initiative, which includes a $300 million capital works program to improve hospital infrastructure in 37 towns across the Wheatbelt, Great Southern, Midwest and South West. The goal of the capital works program was to ensure these facilities continue to be equipped to deliver contemporary models of care now and in the future. “The focus of the new centre will be on promoting good health, the prevention and early detection of illness and the management of chronic disease,” he said. “The Pingelly Health Centre will provide enhanced primary and community... -
Community members tour Katanning Health Service 01 June 2017 The WA Country Health Service Central Great Southern District Health Advisory Committee (DHAC) members, Katanning Shire President and three councillors recently toured the new build section of the $32 million redevelopment of the Katanning Health Service. The new build portion of the redevelopment includes emergency and medical imaging departments and an expanded outpatient facility. WA Country Health Service Regional Director David Naughton said the tour provided a great opportunity for key community members to see that construction had been gaining momentum and that significant progress had been made on the new build. “The roof has been on for some time, external brickwork has been largely completed and the internal walls and electrical cabling and other internal room services are being installed,” Mr Naughton said. “The new build will facilitate improvements in healt... -
Construction underway at Narrogin Health Service 01 June 2017 Construction of the $50 million redevelopment of Narrogin Health Service is underway with the initial groundworks making good progress. WA Country Health Service Wheatbelt Regional Director Sean Conlan said the two-year construction project would benefit the local community allowing them to get the care they needed closer to home. “The refurbishment is significant and will deliver a new outpatient building, two new birthing rooms with ensuites, a new inpatient ward, theatre, procedure room and sterilising department, and new dental and chemotherapy services,” Mr Conlan said. So far minor works on the sewer have been completed, the kitchen refurbishment has begun and a new temporary kitchen is in place. Work has begun on the footings and concrete slabs for the inpatient ward and outpatient building, the cool room installation, and front carparks. The redevelopment of the Narro... -
Works progressing at Northam Health Service 19 May 2017 The $42 million redevelopment of Northam Health Service began at the start of this year and construction works are progressing well. WA Country Health Service Wheatbelt Regional Director Sean Conlan said investment in health facilities in regional areas was important and helped residents to receive treatment closer to home. “Upgrades will include a refurbished and expanded emergency department, a modified ambulance bay, expanded surgical and sterilising departments and new renal services,” Mr Conlan said. “Other additions and improvements include expansions to chemotherapy services and the inpatient unit, a new hospital entrance, specialist consulting rooms, an upgraded kitchen and a new centre for child health, mental health and occupational therapy services.” Construction work has started on pouring the concrete ground slab, structural steel work, in-ground serv...
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24/01/2024