Connecting people & communities CRANBOURNE Thursday, 20 March, 2014
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WORLD-CLASS CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL FOR SOUTH-EAST South Eastern Metropolitan Region MLCs Inga Peulich and Gordon RichPhillips are heartened that soon thousands more children in the southeast will have access to specialist care closer to home, with construction by the Victorian Coalition Government of the new Monash Children’s Hospital due to begin within months. “This means families requiring specialist paediatric care won’t have to travel as far to enjoy access to world-class medical facilities,” Mrs Inga Peulich said.
and hospitality staff once completed.
• 10 paediatric intensive care beds
The Monash Children’s Hospital will be able to deliver an extra 60,000 outpatient treatments per year and provide purposebuilt facilities including:
• 30 neonatal intensive care cots
• 96 paediatric beds • 12 dedicated children’s cancer day beds • 20 same-day beds
• 28 beds providing special mental health services for children and teens Construction of the 230-bed hospital, to be built alongside the Monash Medical Centre in Clayton, will start in July and is scheduled to be completed in December 2016.
With the City of Casey and neighbouring Cardinia Shire being two of the fastestgrowing local government areas and already home to a third of the state’s children, Mrs Peulich said the hospital would be well placed to deal with demand for paediatric care, which is expected to increase by 23 per cent over the next decade. Gordon Rich-Phillips said the Coalition Government was delivering on its promise to build the Monash Children’s Hospital, which in addition to creating more than 700 jobs during its construction, would also employ healthcare, administrative
Picture (L-R): Minister for Health David Davis, with the Hon. Gordon Rich-Phillips MLC, Premier Dr. Denis Napthine and Inga Peulich MLC discussing the new Children’s Hospital.
A message from your South-East MLCs The Hon. Gordon Rich-Phillips and Inga Peulich Over the past 12 months the Victorian Government has significantly invested into the south-east region with a focus on improving roads, transport and community infrastructure, and ensuring Casey families have greater access to health care, quality education and local support services. Families are the cornerstone of our communities and we acknowledge the 1123492-SL12-14
important role we play in looking after their health and well-being. Equally important is delivering essential services that support and protect our most vulnerable residents and young people. Despite challenging economic times, we as a government, have achieved big wins for
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the south-east by driving economic development opportunities for Casey residents with investment in skills and infrastructure that will deliver and secure more jobs, which are vital to the growing Casey community. $2.5B Rail investment for SouthEast
Coalition Government Casey Funding Highlights