The NSW Government has committed $20 million to deliver a modern, integrated, and convenient health service for the Batemans Bay community.
OVERVIEW
Batemans Bay Community Health is being designed to meet the health care needs of the local community.
Batemans Bay Community Health will:
- Provide a sustainable, purpose-built community health service for the Batemans Bay and surrounding community.
- Work together with the new Eurobodalla Regional Hospital, to ensure the community has access to the right health care in the right setting.
- Use the latest technology and models of care to deliver patient-centred health services close to home.
BENEFITS
The project will:
- Provide community-based services for the Batemans Bay and surrounding communities, allied health services, child and family services, and community mental health
- Provide a health care centre in one convenient location at Batemans Bay
- Complement services being delivered as part of the new Eurobodalla Regional Hospital project
- Provide improved access to care for visitors to the region during peak tourist season.
SCOPE
It will provide improved local access to a range of services such as:
- Allied Health
- Child, Youth and Family Services
- Women’s Health
- Sexual Health
- Community nursing, wound management
- Palliative care
- Aboriginal Health
- Community Mental Health and Drug & Alcohol
- Specialist Outpatient Clinics
- Pathology
The new community health facility will be built on the existing Batemans Bay Hospital site and close to the Medicare Urgent Care Clinic which was opened in December 2023, providing the community with easy access between the two services.
CONSULTATION
Health professionals, staff, patients, Aboriginal community representatives and the wider Batemans Bay community are helping inform the design and planning of Batemans Bay Community Health.
Find out more about the project at one of our community drop-in information sessions:
- Thursday 24 October, 10am - 12pm, Village Centre Batemans Bay
- Friday 25 October, 10am - 12pm, Batehaven shops
An overview of the consultation activities and feedback is provided in the Batemans Bay Community Health Consultation Outcomes Report – April 2024.
Thank you to everyone who provided feedback.
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For more information, please contact the project team on 1300 391 949, sign up for updates or send us an email at HI-BatemansBayhealth@health.nsw.gov.au