Summary
A package of upgrading works at Muttaburra Primary Health Centre that was started early in the year has been completed.
Central West Hospital and Health Service Chief Executive Anthony West said Muttaburra had received a new swipe card access, a duress alarm system, nurse call buttons, CCTV, a new office and reception counter and a new entrance.
A package of upgrading works at Muttaburra Primary Health Centre that was started early in the year has been completed.
Central West Hospital and Health Service Chief Executive Anthony West said Muttaburra had received a new swipe card access, a duress alarm system, nurse call buttons, CCTV, a new office and reception counter and a new entrance.
A new public waiting area also has delivered better segregation between publically accessible areas and restricted areas within the facility.
Mr West said the Muttaburra work were part of a nearly $5.1 million works package undertaken across three health facilities.
As well as the works at Muttaburra, air conditioning chillers at Longreach Hospital will be replaced and the water treatment plant at Winton Multipurpose Health Service upgraded as part of the works package.
The Longreach chiller works project is in the very early stages of planning.
A number of options for the Winton water treatment plant upgrade are currently being reviewed, and a decision will be made later in the year.
“The safety of our patients, staff and visitors are always our highest priorities,’’ Mr West said.
“That’s why our health service undertakes a comprehensive review of the condition of all our built infrastructure every three to five years, with the last full review completed in January,’’ he said.
“These reviews are designed to identify any current and upcoming infrastructure maintenance and improvement issues that we need to consider as part of our annual planning.
“Then, each year, as part of our normal budget planning, funding submissions are made for individual maintenance items in accordance with their prioritisation.
“These are subsequently considered for funding as part of the State Government’s overall state-wide infrastructure and asset plan – which is how this $5 million package of works was funded.’’