November 8th, 2022New facility for elective surgery
Opportunities for Victorian residents obtain elective surgery procedures are expected to improve following the opening of a new dedicated facility at Blackburn.
| Opportunities for Victorian residents obtain elective surgery procedures are expected to improve following the opening of a new dedicated facility at Blackburn. The state’s health minister Mary-Anne Thomas has officially opened the new Blackburn Public Surgical Centre, a dedicated facility which will exclusively perform elective surgery procedures for Victorians. The Centre started performing surgeries last week, following transformation of the former Bellbird Private Hospital in Blackburn into the dedicated public planned surgery centre. Now operated by Eastern Health, the centre is forecast to help more than 5,700 extra Victorians each year receive the care they need. Construction of two additional theatres at the centre will also begin soon, with both set to open in early 2023. Once fully operational, the centre will have four operating theatres, a ten-bed day procedure unit, 43 inpatient beds and will offer a range of services including gynaecology and general surgery. |
