South West Hospital and Health Service

About South West Hospital and Health Service

South West Hospital and Health Service icon A $3.3 million upgrade and refurbishment program is under way at the Charleville Hospital, as part of a $51.58 million state-wide rural hospital rectification works program due for completion by August 2015. icon Along with the other works, another $2 million is being spent on upgrading ageing water piping at Charleville Hospital, with completion also expected by August 2015. icon A $3 million upgrade to the Roma Hospital including updates to essential fire and electrical safety systems was completed in early 2014. icon Master planning for the long-term future of the Roma and Charleville hospitals was completed in mid-2014 and a formal request submitted to Government for the construction of new hospitals at each centre. This request will be considered as part of future government capital works programs. icon A $500,000 refurbishment of the Emergency Department at St George Hospital was completed in late 2014. The upgrade includes a triage area to improve workflow and patient confidentiality. The work was funded by the South West Hospital and Health Service (HHS) out of its 2013–14 budget community dividend. icon A new seven-bed sub-acute/rehabilitation service at Roma Hospital was opened in mid-2014. The unit provides geriatric evaluation and management, as well as rehabilitation services for the South West region. Source: This is an extract from the company's own website.