Phillip Island Community Hospital
Jordan CRUGNALE (Bass) (19:02): (1192) My adjournment matter is for the Minister for Health Infrastructure, and the action I seek is for the minister to provide an update on the next stage of works at the Phillip Island Community Hospital in my electorate of Bass. Last week we welcomed the Minister for Health to walk through the literally newly opened expanded urgent care centre and come together with the wonderful Bass Coast Health team, who were equally impressed with the new space and outdoor area. We know that with stage 2 our community will be able to undergo low-complexity day surgery thanks to the inclusion of two operating theatres to deliver a range of ‘oscopies’, and we will also have day chemo, dialysis, pathology, diagnostics, imaging and social and support services. We are looking forward to a big, proper community open day where we can have a smoking ceremony and welcome to country and thank and celebrate the consultative committee members, who have been an integral part of this journey, as well as the remarkable leadership of former CEO Jan Child, interim CEO Simone Alexander, the entire Bass Coast Health team, our amazing community volunteers, the auxiliary, the Phillip Island Medical and Health Action Group and of course every generous community member whose donations and fundraising helped make this happen. This is just the beginning of our community hospital journey. The second stage of the project will also transform the former site of the urgent care centre into dental treatment areas, which will get underway in the coming weeks. We are just super keen to know the timing.