New health gateway installed at St George Private Hospital
The Ramsay Way 2019 | 03 5
DEVELOPMENT NEWS
Patients at St George Private Hospital will have better access to specialists with the installation of a new link bridge.
The Premier was joined by the WA
Minister for Health, the Hon. Roger
Cook MLA, Ramsay Health Care
Australia Chief Executive Officer,
Danny Sims, and other dignitaries on a tour of the ED to see first-hand the planned
improvements.
Work on the ED upgrade will get underway early next year and will include an expansion of
the current waiting room and a reconfiguration of the triage area to improve patient privacy
and comfort, and to facilitate early senior medical review.
A new fast-track ambulatory area and an additional seven short stay beds will help improve
patient flow, while new holding bays will be built to enhance privacy for patients waiting
to be admitted.
Newly appointed PHC Chief Executive Officer, Andrew Tome, said the upgrades would
provide a more comfortable patient experience for the 43,000 patients who present
to the hospital’s ED every year.
“Not only will the upgrade improve patient flow, and in turn, efficiency, it will enhance
patient confidentiality and privacy, and improve overall patient comfort and satisfaction,”
Mr Tome said.
Minister Cook said the refurbishment of the ED would “optimise the use of Peel Health
Campus and sustain the provision of high quality patient care”.
“It will help our health staff who already do a wonderful job better provide care and attention
to our patient’s need,” the Minister said.
In addition to these works, a 225 bay car park expansion is now underway at PHC and is due
for completion by November 2019.
The car park project forms part of a $4.4 million investment by the WA Government, which
also includes an improved nurse call system, increased security systems and a range of
building maintenance projects.
RHC Australia CEO Danny Sims, WA Premier Mark McGowan, PHC Director of Medical Services
Dr Margaret Sturdy, WA Health Minister Roger Cook and newly appointed PHC CEO Andrew Tome.
The new 75 metre bridge has been installed over South
Street between the private hospital and the new St George
Specialist Centre.
Construction of the bridge took 36 consecutive hours,
using 45 tonnes of steel, equal to approximately 35 medium
sized cars.
National Business Development Manager, Alex Belcastro,
said: “The council and community support for the
construction of the centre and bridge has been wonderful
and is much appreciated by Ramsay as we continue to invest
in the community’s largest private hospital.”
The installation of the bridge is part of a larger project worth
$25 million, which includes the construction of a new six
level specialist centre and a multi-deck carpark, with an
additional 92 car spaces.
There are 34 consulting suites available in the new specialty
centre, which have already attracted a strong orthopaedic
surgeon presence, a neurosurgeon and a bariatric surgeon.
St George Private Hospital CEO, Peter Ridley, said: “We look
forward to welcoming a new pool of established medical
specialists to the area, which will improve the experience
for patients and their carers.”
The landmark building was constructed to expand health
services in the region and reinforce Kogarah’s reputation
as a key health and educational precinct.
“This project is imperative to the public and private
hospitals’ ability to retain and attract doctors to the area,”
Mrs Belcastro said.
Plans for Peel Health Campus
ED upgrade unveiled
Plans for the $5 million upgrade
to the Peel Health Campus (PHC)
Emergency Department (ED)
have been unveiled by the
Western Australian Premier,
the Hon. Mark McGowan MLA.
WA Minister for Health, the Hon. Roger Cook MLA, Member for Murray-Wellington
the Hon. Robyn Clarke MLA, Member for Mandurah the Hon. David Templeman MLA,
with Mandurah patient Tom and the Premier, the Hon. Mark McGowan MLA (far right)