Minister for Health Jill Hennessy today officially opened the new specialist consulting facilities at Frankston Hospital, which will improve and increase access to outpatient services for residents on the Peninsula.
The $81 million redevelopment of the Frankston Hospital, opened earlier this year, delivered a new and larger emergency department, along with new special nursery cots, intensive care beds, a short stay ward and two 32-bed acute adult inpatient wards.
The new outpatient facilities have been built where the old emergency department was located, and is now a revamped service for Peninsula Health’s women’s, children’s, adolescent’s, and orthopaedic specialist clinics.
The facilities include 22 consulting rooms, procedure rooms, waiting areas and multi-purpose rooms, and provide improved experience for patients, families and carers with an innovative patient check-in kiosk, a breast feeding space, colour coding to help people find their way around, and better amenities and privacy.
In 2014-15, Peninsula Health was one of the state’s busiest health services, with more than 66,000 presentations to the Frankston Hospital emergency department and more than 50,000 specialist outpatient clinic appointments.
The Andrews Labor Government is providing hospitals with extra funding to ensure Victorians can get the care they need when they need it.
This year, Peninsula Health has received $405.9 million, $16.3 million more than last year. This includes funding for a new intensive care unit bed and also funding from the Hospital Beds Rescue Fund.
It also includes, as recommended by the Travis Review, funding to open eight points of care to establish a rapid assessment chest pain service at Frankston Hospital which will enable it to treat an extra 2,000 patients each year.
Quotes attributable to Minister for Health Jill Hennessy
“We are working hard to ensure Victorians on the Peninsula can access the specialist care they need, closer to home.”
“These new outpatient services have been designed with patients front of mind, and I’m very impressed by the innovative systems that have been put in place to make the experience better and easier for patients.”
Quotes attributable to Member for Frankston Paul Edbrooke
“I’m delighted to be part of the official opening of these new outpatient facilities which will greatly benefit local residents needing specialist treatment.”
“These new facilities are state-of-the-art and will make a significant difference to the ageing population here on the Peninsula, as well as the thousands of visitors that flock to our region every summer.”
Reviewed 10 February 2021