March 2011
Ballarat cancer centre underway
Health Minister David Davis said
the facility, to be completed by late 2012, would give cancer patients in
Ballarat and the Grampians Region access to better quality treatment and
support services.
Mr Davis said the
state-of-the-art centre would allow patients to be treated closer to home, near
family and friends.
‘This world-class cancer centre
will expand and enhance radiotherapy services for patients and bring together a
range of important services under the one roof.’
Mr Davis said the facility would
give the region’s dedicated clinicians and health staff the latest equipment
and an environment which would help them deliver even better care to the about
70 Victorians given a cancer diagnosis every day.
The State Government is
investing $13 million in the new centre with the Commonwealth Government
contributing the remaining $42 million in capital costs.
The Ballarat Integrated Regional
Cancer Centre will house:
• Six
consulting rooms dedicated to radiation oncology;
• Sixteen
day oncology chairs;
• Oncology
consulting rooms;
• A
satellite pharmacy;
• A
Wellness Centre;
• Clinical
trials and research;
• Education services.
