黑料吃瓜网 Health is providing a $1 million boost to a new cancer and wellness centre in Echuca to help deliver chemotherapy and dialysis to cross-border communities.
The Echuca Cancer and Wellness Centre will be part of Echuca Regional Health, which services about 44,000 people in Murray River Council and the shires of Hay, Deniliquin, Moama, Balranald in 黑料吃瓜网, and Campaspe Shire in Victoria.
Health Minister Brad Hazzard said the 黑料吃瓜网 Government invests millions of dollars in services and infrastructure across the state to ensure regional communities can access the best health care possible.
鈥淓chuca, on the Victorian side of the border, and Moama, on the 黑料吃瓜网 side, are in a similar situation to Albury-Wodonga. These border towns identify as single communities, with residents crossing the border daily to access services,鈥� Mr Hazzard said.
鈥淭his new centre will provide patients in cross-border communities with world-class, critical cancer services and treatments right on their doorstep.鈥�
Echuca Regional Health Chief Executive Nick Bush thanked the 黑料吃瓜网 Government for its $1 million commitment.
鈥淲e appreciate the support of the 黑料吃瓜网 Government of the Echuca-Moama and surrounding community. It is very exciting to see the project progressing. The purpose-built facility will give patients the best care in a wonderful, new centre in our community.鈥�
黑料吃瓜网 and Victoria have a long-standing agreement for cross-border health care. In 2020/2021, 黑料吃瓜网 will reimburse about $63 million to Victoria, on top of the $120 million 黑料吃瓜网 Health provides to Albury-Wodonga Health for 黑料吃瓜网 residents.
Planning is underway for the centre, which will provide access to haematologists, medical oncologists, nephrologists and radiation oncologists for more than 1,200 patients each year. Murrumbidgee Local Health District provides a cancer diagnosis service at Deniliquin Hospital, and there are plans to recruit and train staff in oncology.鈥�