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Additional funding to support redevelopment of Bunbury Hospital 05 August 2020 Country Western Australia’s busiest healthcare facility, Bunbury Hospital, is set for further redevelopment with an additional commitment of $38 million, bringing the total investment to over $60 million. The $22.8 million already earmarked will focus on service planning and development in addition to: • construction of an additional operating theatre • reconfiguration of the emergency department fast track area • establishment of an acute medical assessment unit • implementation of a mental health observation area • procurement of clinical equipment for the intensive care unit • increased parking bays for the site • improved Hospital in the Home and telehealth capabilities at community locations. The additional funding will focus on priority clinical areas. South West Regional Director Kerry Winsor said that Bunbur... -
Pilot to fast-track Pilbara renal patients to transplant waitlist 05 August 2020 A multidisciplinary renal transplant assessment team recently visited Port Hedland to launch a pilot model of care for Indigenous transplant assessment at a series of consumer-focused kidney transplant seminars. By providing a visiting service to regional locations the time it takes to assess and list patients for renal transplant is expected to reduce, increasing the opportunity for transplantation for Aboriginal patients. This is the first in a series of visits to regional centres across WA to pilot the model which is an initiative of the National Indigenous Kidney Transplantation Taskforce (NIKTT), funded by the Commonwealth through the Transplantation Society of Australia and New Zealand. WACHS Clinical Director Nephrology, Dr Ashley Irish lead the multidisciplinary team from Fiona Stanley Hospital to stage both consumer-focused seminars as well as a healthcare workers educational... -
State-of-the-art Northam Health Service officially opened following $42 million redevelopment 04 August 2020 Health Minister Roger Cook has officially opened Northam Health Service marking the completion of the facility’s $42 million redevelopment. New, state-of-the-art features include: • modern operating theatres at double previous capacity • refurbished recovery suite • central sterile services department • dedicated chemotherapy department space including a waiting room, reception, consulting room with telehealth capability and large treatment areas equipped with recliner chairs. The overall Northam Health Service redevelopment saw the inclusion of an expanded emergency department, purpose-built consultation rooms and indoor and outdoor rehabilitation treatment areas as well as a new ambulatory care building that provides access to community health services including physiotherapy, speech therapy, occupational therapy, counselling, community health nursing, comm... -
Portable isolation rooms to better protect country residents from COVID-19 31 July 2020 Six portable isolation anterooms are to be deployed to regional WA to keep country residents safe from COVID-19. The State Government has purchased six portable isolation anterooms to help keep regional and remote Western Australians safe from the spread of infectious diseases, including COVID-19. The Safespear portable anterooms can convert any room into a negative pressure or positive pressure isolation room to keep infected patients in a safe, separate space, as well as protect vulnerable patients from the threat of infectious diseases. The anterooms fit to an existing doorway and form an airlock entrance with the accompanying ventilation systems creating negative or positive pressure to prevent infectious airborne or droplet transmission. WA Country Health Service (WACHS) COVID-19 Lead Margaret Denton confirmed the locations the portable anterooms will be deployed to including: D... -
Hear, hear! New audiology booth opens at Kununurra Hospital 30 July 2020 A new audiology booth now open at Kununurra Hospital is set to give local families easier access to potentially life-changing ear health services. Thefacility will give visiting audiologists and Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) specialists expanded capability to carry out ear health checks on children aged 0-4 years, in addition to the checks provided for children four years and older. The new purpose-built booth will also mean more accurate hearing tests for children and adults alike, and enable convenient pre-operative and post-operative consultations. It also means that Aboriginal children from remote East Kimberley communities can be seen and treated in Kununurra, closer to home. WA Country Health Service – Kimberley Regional Director Bec Smith said the new facility, located in the foyer of Kununurra Hospital, would be a welcome addition to local health services. “Ear heal...
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17/04/2026