Southern Metropolitan Region
Ryan BATCHELOR (Southern Metropolitan) (12:49): (1730) My question is to the Minister for Health Infrastructure. How is the Labor government upgrading health facilities for those who need health care in the Southern Metropolitan Region? Quality health care is fundamental for this Labor government, and we continue to invest in our hospitals. In the 2023 budget we put $118 million into upgrades at the Alfred. Earlier this year we invested in new facilities at the Sandringham and Moorabbin hospitals, and now we are improving health care at Monash Health in Clayton, with new equipment that is going to help better diagnose conditions and support safer surgery for patients. Furthermore, the Alfred is going to benefit from upgraded neurological equipment, meaning treatment for conditions such as brain cancer, epilepsy – which is something very close to my heart – and trauma-related injuries will be much more sophisticated. We know there is only one side of this house that supports our hospitals, and Labor will continue to invest in our healthcare system.