The problem with the health system all lies at a federal level.Ive sat in planning meetings in the last eight weeks for the expansion of a major hospital in the west; a $1.2B expansion that would effectively triple bed capacity over the next 10-15 years. So yes, you can do both.
Todays announcement for a childrens hospital in Werribee ignores the existence of the Kirner Womens and Children’s Hospital in Sunshine (opened in the last 2-3 years) and the expansion of existing facilities, which includes PPPs For under-utilised existing facilities.
The Libs have no history of developing healthcare and no history of interest in anything or anybody west of South Yarra. Georgie Crozier is singularly useless in the health portfolio. Hasnt been across her brief for years.
1/ the failures in aged care which dump patients in the public hospital system
2/ the failures of Medicare which shifts patients from GP’s to hospital emergencies.
Both of these issues have been turbo charged by CoVid.
You could build a million hospitals, but there are no staff.
People need to be better served before they get anywhere near a hospital.