The Federal Government has announced a $220 million major redevelopment scheme for New South Wales’ Tamworth Hospital.

 

The Federal Government, which will be the majority-funding partner in the redevelopment, has announced the project will ‘greatly improve access to health care’ and stimulate the local Tamworth economy.

 

Minister for Health and Ageing Nicola Roxon, who was joined by local member for New England, Tony Windsor MP at the announcement, explained the redevelopment will importantly provide more beds and operating procedure rooms and improve linkages between the hospital and health care services in the region.

“This redevelopment of Tamworth Hospital will provide more emergency treatment, more elective surgery, and more specialty care including cancer and dental care.” Ms Nixon said.

 

The hospital’s emergency department will be boosted with six new emergency treatment bays, increasing the number to 26, and a new resuscitation treatment bay.

There will also be 10 new overnight beds, two new operating suites, and four operating theatre recovery units. The maternity department will be expanded with a new labour birthing room, and five new special care cots.

 

The $220 million, of which $120 million will be contributed by the Federal and $100 by the NSW State Government, has been found to satisfy the Health and Hospitals Fund funding requirements.

 


The investment in the redevelopment of Tamworth Hospital will deliver:

  • 2 new operating suites/procedure rooms;
  • 4 new operating theatre recovery units;
  • 6 new emergency department treatment bays;
  • an additional emergency resuscitation treatment bay;
  • additional overnight bed capacity, increasing by 10 beds;
  • an additional labour birthing room;
  • 5 new special care cots;
  • 7 new renal dialysis chairs;
  • an increase in chemotherapy chairs from 8 to 14; and
  • doubling the number of dental chairs from 4 to 8