Residents of Oatlands are set to benefit from new and improved health facilities following a new partnership between the Tasmanian Liberal Government, the Southern Midlands Council, the Midlands Multi-Purpose Health Centre Auxiliary and Community Advisory Committee.
Funding has been secured for the construction of new staffing accommodation units close to the Health Centre to ensure travelling medical and nursing staff have access to local and contemporary amenities while delivering vital health services to the community.
This is in addition to the $3.5 million that our government will inject into the Oatlands community to upgrade and expand the Midlands Multi-Purpose Health Centre.
As part of our plan to upgrade health infrastructure across the State, the Health Centre will be redeveloped and a new residential aged care wing will be built.
The new eight-bedroom wing will be adjacent to the existing wing and will eventually increase care capacity from 18 to 26 care beds on site. The new wing will include ensuites and contemporary supporting amenities, such as a medical store, staff team room and nurse's station.
The redevelopment will also see the current residential care wing – known as the Callington Wing – refurbished with increased consulting rooms, dedicated storage and relocation of administrative offices.
Additionally, the palliative care unit that is currently remote from clinical areas will be relocated within the subacute wing of the health centre.
This redevelopment will improve facilities for patients and staff, improve patient safety and support the delivery of high-quality patient care.
Importantly, it will help meet future demand for health services in the area and ensure local residents are able to get the right care, in the right place, at the right time.
Works will happen in three stages, with construction of the new wing to take place in stage one, refurbishment of the Callington Wing in stage two and relocation of the palliative care unit in stage three.
Stages two and three are subject to future master planning including detailed design, costing and future funding.
