Doctors warn Coalition's $100m Albury hospital plan lacks proper planning
Doctors say the $100m Albury hospital plan lacks proper planning before construction begins.
The Border Medical Association and local councils have questioned the Victorian Coalition's plan for a $100m Albury hospital boost. The concern is about timing.
A promised feasibility study for a new hospital will happen while construction is already underway. Dr Barb Robertson said studying options mid-construction has little value.
Decisions are already locked in by previous spending. The package includes restoring promised services.
These are a children's ward, helipad, youth mental health beds and a multi-storey car park. Doctors say repeated announcements risk further limiting the site.
This happens before a proper master plan can be considered. They do welcome a planned 50-bed modular ward as temporary relief.
But they stress the real issue: proper planning must come first. Funding commitments should not come before that.
- 100 million dollars
- Coalition commitment
- 50 beds
- Modular ward beds
- Chair of Border Medical Association
- Dr Robertson's role
Why it mattersImproper planning now could mean the region's health services are either inadequate or poorly suited to long-term needs.
AustraliaAlbury Wodonga residents depend on clear hospital planning; muddled decisions now risk expensive mistakes or inadequate services for decades.
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