Construction is underway on the new Batemans Bay Community Health facility, which will provide a sustainable, purpose-built community health service for the local community.
Parliamentary Secretary for Health and Regional Health and Member for Bega Dr Michael Holland attended a sod turn event to mark the major milestone, which included planting three trees on site.
The NSW Government is investing $20 million to deliver a range of community-based services in one location for the communities of Batemans Bay and surrounding areas.
The new, purpose-built Batemans Bay Community Health facility will include:
- Allied health
- Child, youth and family services
- Women's health
- Sexual health
- Community nursing and wound management
- Palliative care
- Aboriginal health
- Community mental health and drug & alcohol
- Specialist outpatient clinics
- Pathology
The new facility will be built on the existing Batemans Bay Hospital site and located close to the Medicare Urgent Care Clinic which opened it 2023. The build will deliver a modern health facility with more spaces to better support healthcare teams in providing enhanced care to the local community.
The facility will include interview, consultation, and treatment rooms for a range of services, a gymnasium, as well as larger rooms that can accommodate groups and families and be used as education spaces.
The investment into community health in Batemans Bay builds on the $330 million new Eurobodalla Regional Hospital which will deliver an enhanced level of healthcare service and more beds than Moruya and Batemans Bay hospitals combined.
The new Eurobodalla Regional Hospital will include a new and expanded Emergency Department, an eight bed Intensive Care Unit and the first paediatric unit for the region. There will also be increased access to chemotherapy treatments and renal dialysis, modern surgical and operating theatres, expanded medical imaging, mental health service, ambulatory care and outpatient services; and education facilities which will support the needs of the entire Eurobodalla Shire from Narooma to Batemans Bay.
Monarch Building Solutions Pty Limited has been awarded the contract to deliver the new Batemans Bay Community Health facility following a competitive tender process. Site establishment works will commence in the coming weeks, which will include the installation of site fencing and sheds.
Batemans Bay Hospital, including the current Community Health service, will continue to operate while the new Eurobodalla Regional Hospital and Batemans Bay Community Health facility are built.
Further information on the redevelopment is available by visiting the project website: http://hinfra.health.nsw.gov.au/bbch
Construction of the new health facility is expected to be completed in 2026, followed by an operational commissioning stage to support staff moving into the new facility.
Quotes attributable to Minister for Regional Health, Ryan Park:
"It is terrific to see construction underway on the new, purpose-built Batemans Bay Community Health facility, which will be transformative for staff and the local community.
"Having services including child and family health, Aboriginal and women's health and drug and alcohol services all under the one roof will enhance accessibility and better support the health needs of people in Batemans Bay and surrounding areas."
Quotes attributable to Member for Bega, Dr Michael Holland:
"I look forward to seeing the new Batemans Bay Community Health facility come to life, with the contractor appointed and construction underway.
"The new health facility will complement the $330 million Eurobodalla Regional Hospital, currently under construction, ensuring our community always has access to the right healthcare in the most appropriate setting."
