A Bunbury building company has been awarded the contract for the final stages of the $14.9million redevelopment of Bunbury Hospital Critical Care. Health Minister Kim Hames said Perkins (WA) Pty Ltd had won the contract for the second and third…
Category: Health
Mobile Clinic for South-West
A trial of a mobile health clinic will be carried out in Brunswick Junction and Collie, and may lead to expansion of the service to other South-West Communities. Launched yesterday by Minister for Regional Development Brendon Grylls, the program is…
Tenders Called for Emergency Department Expansion
Tenders have been called this week for the two final stages of the $14.9million redevelopment of Bunbury Hospital Critical Care unit. Last week WA Health Minister Kim Hames said the tenders would be called for the second and third stages…
Oncology Centre Opens in Bunbury
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…
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…
Police Minister Attributes Failure to Rescue Children to Western Power Advice
The WA Police Minister has acknowledged that Police did have power to rescue children from an electrical hazard on a South West farm, contrary to advice given by attending Police to the landholder that they were powerless. The admission comes…
Possums Represented on Busselton Hospital Development
The saga of a new hospital continued today with the announcement by Health Minister Kim Hames that the interests of the ring tailed possum would be represented on a newly-formed community reference group set up to guide the development phase…
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…
Police Report No Power to Rescue Children from Electrical Hazard
Front line Police in the South West have reported a disturbing lack of statutory powers following an incident involving an electrical hazard on a South West Farm. The Police had been called to attend a trespass at a workshop shed which had…
Commonwealth Funds for Bunbury Hospital Emergency
The promise to upgrade the current High Dependency Unit at Bunbury Hospital to an Intensive Care Unit will now be complimented by Commonwealth money to fund improvement of the Emergency Department, according to Health Minister Kim Hames yesterday. He said the…