CentralAustralian health provider Purple House will soon begin operating a secondPurple Truck for remote dialysis.
Member forNamatjira Chansey Paech announced the Territory Labor Government funding todayat Purple Houses Share a Tale event in Alice Springs.
ThePurple Truck is a self-contained dialysis unit on wheels that has twodialysis chairs and allows patients to receive treatment on country.
Havinga second truck will allow Purple House to help more people, in morecommunities, more often.
TheNorthern Territory Government will contribute the truck, while the AustralianGovernment will contribute the container to house the dialysis machines.
Theongoing operational costs of the second truck will be covered by Purple House.
Quotesfrom Health Minister Natasha Fyles:
All Territorians are entitled to the bestpossible medical treatment in their local community."
Too many remote Territorians are havingto leave community to get the dialysis treatment they need in the majorcentres."
The Purple Truck enables people to receivetreatment on country and this second truck will help increase the level ofservice."
Quotesfrom Member for Namatjira Chansey Paech:
PurpleHouse and the Purple Truck provide an absolutely essential service for peoplerequiring renal treatment in the bush."
Peopleliving in my electorate will be excited to know that Purple House will be increasing the level of service to remote communities and renal patients."
