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 Home Campaigns Put Health First News
WA Government buys two hospitals22 December 2004Two private hospitals have been purchased by the state government to increase bed numbers in the public health system. Health Minister Jim McGinty said the Government had purchased the 95-bed Kaleeya Hospital in East Fremantle for $15.8 million and the 61-bed Galliers Private Hospital in Armadale for $15.3 million. "The extra 156 beds at Kaleeya and Galliers will help take pressure off other hospitals and emergency departments, especially during the peak winter period," he said. Settlement on both hospitals will be in January, 2005. The Minister said the Government had also allocated $16.5 million this month to fund an extra 130 beds in existing metropolitan hospitals. Additional beds would be leased from private hospitals if necessary to cope with demand during the winter months. These initiatives, combined with the latest acquisitions, would increase total bed numbers by more than 300 next year. The Minister said all permanent staff at both private hospitals would be offered employment in the public hospital system. Mr McGinty said the Kaleeya Private Hospital had recently undergone an $8million refurbishment that included a five-theatre operating suite, a high dependency unit, an endoscopy centre and an extensive physiotherapy department with gymnasium and hydrotherapy pool. The hospital's theatre facilities would allow doctors to perform additional day surgery procedures such as endoscopies and cataract removals. Contact Details Health Services Union of Australia hsu@hsu.net.au |
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