Doors have opened on the $4.7 million redeveloped Koo Wee Rup Regional Health Service.
Health Minister Daniel Andrews today officially opened the state-of-the-art facility, which will provide a range of acute medical and residential aged care, and palliative care and respite services, making it a true multi-purpose health service for local families.
“The Brumby Labor Government is taking action to give Victorians a better health system, by building new hospitals and health services and hiring more doctors and nurses,” Mr Andrews said.“The refurbished Koo Wee Rup Regional Health Service now offers a wide
range of medical and health services.”
“The refurbished Koo Wee Rup Regional Health Service now offers a wide range of medical and health services for the growing local community.
“This redeveloped facility is purpose built to house these locally focused services and to allow for further expansion into the future.
“Improvements include the creation of new allied health and General Practice consulting and treatment areas, refurbished acute hospital rooms, office and meeting space for the new community based staff, and new reception and administrative areas.”
Mr Andrews said the improved health Service had employed a Community Development Worker, Health Promotion Workers, a Palliative Care Nurse, and was also recruiting to expand allied health services in physiotherapy and occupational therapy – all services that either weren’t previously available locally, or available only in limited ways.
“The new service focus and community engagement strategies have also allowed Koo Wee Rup Regional Health Service to develop programs such as the highly successful community garden and new Men’s Shed,” he said.
“The Men’s Shed has allowed for the development of a range of activity based and social activities for a diverse range of people – programs that had not been available in town previously.
“Over the past few years, the service has also introduced a very successful Early Parenting Day Stay Program to assist parents of babies and small children with a range of issues. “
Member for Eastern Victoria Johan Scheffer said the refurbished Koo Wee Rup Regional Health Service offered a tremendous boost for the local community.
“This vital redevelopment culminates many years of hard but very worthwhile work to re-orient this health service, which included strong engagement with the community,” he said.
“The result is a multi-purpose facility with a wide range of health service focused on the needs of this community.”
The Koo Wee Rup Regional Health continues to provide a range of quality bed based services, including residential aged care, acute medical services, palliative care and respite services.