A radiation oncology centre was opened opened in Bunbury yesterday by Health Minister Kim Hames and Senator Louise Pratt. The new $15.2million facility is expected to treat up to 500 patients in its first year of operation, and will reduce…
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Grylls’ Wins Coronary Care for Bunbury
It was announced today that five million dollars of Royalties for Regions funding will be used to provide the first regional Coronary Care Unit in WA, to be located at the Bunbury Health Campus. Regional Development Minister Brendon Grylls said…
Imaging Contract Winner Announced
The Health Minister Kim Hames today announced the winner of the public tender process to supply medical imaging services at the South West Health Campus in Bunbury. The contract for is reported to be worth $24.14million over 10 years. The…
Pilbarra Sounds Regional Health Alarm
Three Hospitals in the Pilbarra have sounded a belated alarm to all consumers of Hospitals Services in regional Western Australia. The WA Country Health Service (WACHS) today admitted that a doctor had consistently breached infection control protocols between July 7…
Tenders Called for Bunbury Radiotherapy
Health Minister Kim Hames today announced tenders have been called for the planned $15.2million radiotherapy centre to be built at the South West Health Campus in Bunbury. “The new Bunbury radiotherapy centre will mean the majority of cancer patients in…
Doctor’s Union Protests Proposed Medicare Legislation
The Australian Medical Association is circulating a petition against proposed legislation to require Doctors to supply details of medical services to facilitate auditing of medicare payments. In statements to the media the AMA have cited concern for patient privacy as their…
Supersizing the Health System
A recent incident at Bunbury Regional Hospital has highlighted the need to supersize the health system to meet the threat posed to staff and patients from increasing obesity. The GWN story featured complaints from the family of a woman weighing more…