The Minister for Health has announced that work on the $6.7 million expansion of Calvary Public Hospital’s Emergency Department (ED) in Bruce has begun.
The Minister, Rachel Stephen-Smith joined Calvary to announce the commencement of works saying the expansion would play a major role in helping to manage increasing demand for frontline hospital services in the Territory.
She said the expansion delivered 22 additional treatment spaces, bringing the total to 61, and would see more than 40 additional doctors, nurses, administration and other health professionals joining the ED team over the next two years.
She said the expansion represented an increase in ED treatment spaces of almost 20 per cent across the Territory.
“This is an incredibly important project for hospital services on the northside of Canberra, the fastest growing area of our city,” Ms Stephen-Smith said.
“Importantly, the expansion will provide a 50 per cent increase in Calvary’s ED treatment spaces prior to next year’s Canberra winter – a period of peak demand for our frontline hospital services.”
She said the expansion of the ED was expected to be completed in three stages over the next seven months.
“During this time, and while works are underway, there will be no disruption to services at the hospital,” Ms Stephen-Smith said.
