Australia

St Vincent’s Hospital’s dialysis unit relocates to ‘the Park’

The Gertrude Street unit ceased operations on 27 May.

Joondalup Health campus to add 60 public beds under $13.2m investment

The hospital’s new ward block currently has 46 beds.

Australian gov’t invests $13.4m for highly-specialised therapies

These treatments focus on rare diseases and high-risk neuroblastoma.

Free Medicare chronic wound care scheme starts for older Australians

Fully subsidised wound care products will be provided for people aged 65 and over.

Australia’s $162.1m Griffith Base Hospital to open on 26 June

All health services, except dental, will move into the new building.

New $19.6m cancer treatment facility to be built in Geraldton

The initiative includes $652,000 (A$1m) of planning funding from the state budget.

Bunbury Regional Hospital redevelopment secures extra $13.2m funding boost

The investment will prioritise a 15-bed short-stay unit and a helipad landing site.

Australia’s Hollywood Private Hospital to expand with two cath labs

The expansion will increase its total number of labs to six.

Australia boosts MND support with $2.9m investment and new PBS listing

Around 370 Australians are expected to benefit from the listing each year.

Stage one of new Phillip Island Community Hospital opens in Victoria

The new urgent care facility supports after-hours care for non-emergency issues.