More people than ever before are seeking treatment in our hospital system.
It’s why the Minns Labor Government and I continue to invest in both the infrastructure and health workers that our health and hospital system needs to treat people when they are unwell.
We have made substantial investments in the Illawarra’s health services including:
- The addition of a new MRI machine and CT Scanner to improve diagnostic services at Wollongong Hospital
- Achieving nurse to patient ratios at Wollongong Hospital’s Emergency Department
- Investing $220 million to start the next major redevelopment of Wollongong Hospital
- Opening new ambulance stations at Fairy Meadow and Unanderra
- Building the new Warrawong Community Health Centre
- Establishing Health Direct (Ph: 1800 022 222) so that people can get care outside of normal GP service hours
- Developing a precinct plan for the Wollongong Health Precinct do set it up as a world-class health and hospital precinct
- Establishing the new Emergency Short Stay Area to reduce patient waiting times at Wollongong Hospital’s Emergency Department
- Recruiting more doctors, nurses, midwives and health workers
- Building the new Shellharbour Hospital to help take the pressure off Wollongong Hospital
- Extended the opening hours of the Bulli Urgent Care Clinic to help reduce the number of patients that need to access Emergency Departments
Under the Minns Government we have seen performance improvements, but there is still more to do.
