The Federal and Tasmanian Governments have signed a funding deal that will see the Mersey Community Hospital in Latrobe receive $197.6 million in Commonwealth funding over the next three years.


“The signing of this new three-year agreement means that the Mersey Community Hospital will continue to provide important services such as the emergency department and high dependency unit, as it has since we signed the previous agreement in 2008,”  Federal Minister for Health and Aging Nicola Roxon said.


“Under the new agreement the Commonwealth Government will provide Mersey with $197.6 million over the next three years, an increase compared to the $180 million provided under the previous three year agreement.


The new agreement specifies the same services as per the previous agreement such as the high dependency unit, 24 hour/7 day emergency department, low risk obstetrics and gynecological care, surgery, oncology and outpatient care.


The Mersey Community Hospital has been owned by the Commonwealth since 23 November 2007 and operated and managed by the Tasmanian Government since 1 September 2008. The new agreement on funding will operate from 1 July 2011.