Public Hospitals & Health Services - Capital Projects

The 2006-07 State Budget provides $1.26 billion over four years for new health and aged care building projects. This funding further continues the Government’s commitment to providing the infrastructure needed to support the delivery of high quality, accessible health and aged care services.

Rural Capital Works 2006 / 2007

Grovedale Aged Care Facility - $25 million

Funding is allocated to develop a new 108-bed high care nursing home in Grovedale. The new facility will replace outmoded and inflexible facilities at Grovedale and Belmont, and one ward at the McKellar Centre in Geelong.

Warracknabeal Redevelopment, Stage 1 - Nursing Home - $21.8 million

Funding is allocated to deliver on the Government’s 2002 LFS commitment to redevelop the Warracknabeal campus of Rural Northwest Health. The Stage 1 allocation is above the LFS commitment and will deliver a total of 60 new aged care beds which includes 30 high and 30 low care beds, new site infrastructure including electrical, water and drainage services and construction of a new store, engineering works and food services.

Rochester Theatre and Hospital Redevelopment - $21.7 million

The Government has committed $21.7 million to redevelop the Rochester campus of the Rochester and Elmore District Health Service (REDHS). The redevelopment will include a new acute services wing, new ambulatory care complex including a theatre and emergency department, 30 new residential aged care beds, new primary care, kitchen and support services and a range of ancillary facilities including administration.

Shepparton Mental Health – Ambermere - $6.5 million

$6.5 million is allocated to redevelop facilities in the former Amberemere psychiatric hospital for mental health services that will provide opportunities for both recovery and rehabilitation for 20 patients with appropriate recreational and residential facilities. The redevelopment will establish a 10 place Prevention and Recovery Care Unit for people who need short-term sub acute care and a 10 place Community Care Unit for people who need long-term support to live independently, and will include new purpose constructed facilities for the Centre for Older Persons’ Health that operates from the Ambermere site in Shepparton.

Rural Ambulance Victoria Communications Upgrade - $2.8 million

Building on investment of $6.8 million allocated in 2005-06, the 2006-07 Budget provides an additional $2.8 million to Rural Ambulance Victoria (RAV). This funding will allow RAV to transition to the upgraded State Mobile Radio network and install an interim Computer Aided Dispatch system. The State Mobile Radio network will provide RAV with a reliable voice communications platform and basic data capability for Computer Aided Dispatch functionality.

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