State Member for Murray Plains Peter Walsh (third from left), and Victorian Health Infrastructure Minister Melissa Horne (fifth from right) with Echuca Regional Health staff for a construction site walk through. Photos: Jordan Townrow.
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Victorian Health Infrastructure Minister Melissa Horne visited Echuca Regional Health, walking through the under-construction oral hygiene unit and central sterile services department.
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Ms Horne, along with state Member for Murray Plains Peter Walsh, was guided by the ERH and BowdenCorp teams on Wednesday, March 12.
The oral hygiene unit will provide a modernised space for staff, with an emphasis on privacy and calmness for patients.
The CSSD relocation and upgrade will allow for medical and surgical equipment to be reused on site.
In turn, lowering the risk of surgery or procedure cancellations and upgrading ERH’s existing sterilising systems.
Both facilities will be on the top floor of the Lumeah building, with construction delivered by the Victorian Health Building Authority and BowdenCorp.
Echuca Regional Health chief executive Robyn Lindsay chats to Melissa Horne (left) and state Member for Murray Plains Peter Walsh.
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The new facilities are being funded by a $10.2 million Regional Health Infrastructure Fund grant.
“Regional health services, like Echuca Regional Health, do an outstanding job,” Ms Horne said.
“That’s why RHIF is so important, as it helps them continue doing what they do best – supporting the health and wellbeing of their communities.”
Since the fund was created in 2016, ERH has received $15 million in grants, supporting upgrades to operating theatres, airconditioning and furniture.
By offering updated, state-of-the-art facilities, services like ERH become more attractive to employees, while also supporting residents to access high-quality care in town.
“Once complete, these new and modern facilities at Echuca Regional Health will ensure more locals can access the care they need sooner, without needing to travel to larger, nearby towns or into Melbourne,” Health Minister Mary-Anne Thomas said.
