Community hospitals program

The Victorian Government has committed $675 million to build ten community hospitals close to major growth areas.

These community hospitals will add real value to the way healthcare is delivered in suburban and regional Victoria, providing more access to in-demand services, closer to home.

Scope

The range of health services will be tailored for each community with services ranging from early intervention, primary and community care, a focus on paediatric care and chronic disease management programs as well as day hospital services, all aimed at managing health needs locally. There is a strong focus on ensuring better integration of services, with the hospitals connecting a range of health and human services under one roof.

Examples of services provided could include:

chronic disease management and prevention
day procedures
dialysis and chemotherapy
diagnostic imaging
family and early childhood services
family safety services
community drug and alcohol services
community mental health services
pathology
pharmacy
public dental care
specialist appointments.

The Community Hospital program will be delivered through a combination of upgrades and expansions to existing sites and new developments at new sites.

Upgrade or expansion at existing site:

Craigieburn – to be managed by Northern Health
Phillip Island – to be managed by Bass Coast Health
Sunbury – to be managed by Western Health

Expansion at a new site:

Cranbourne – to be managed by Monash Health
Pakenham – to be managed by Monash Health
Torquay – to be managed by Barwon Health

New developments at new sites:

Eltham area – to be managed by Austin Health
Fishermans Bend – to be managed by Alfred Health
Point Cook – to be managed by Western Health
City of Whittlesea – to be managed by Northern Health

Benefits

The community hospitals program will deliver the following benefits:

enable care to be provided locally, ensuring people can get the care they need
assist in preventing poor health and wellbeing outcomes in communities with vulnerable or at-risk members
reduce unnecessary attendance and wait times at larger hospitals.

By coordinating investment with local organisations, the community hospitals program provides an opportunity to create thriving health precincts that will support health and wellbeing of the local community, and bring greater vitality to growing areas.

Community consultative committees

Community consultative committees (CCC) have been established to provide a forum for members of each local community to participate in the planning and development of their community hospital through open dialogue and consultation.

Each consultative committee includes:

foundation members from key organisations such as local councils, health service providers and Aboriginal representation
community members selected by an independent expression of interest process and a limited number of invited community members.

The range of services provided in each community hospital will largely be driven by the health and wellbeing needs of the local community and the need to deliver services safely. It is therefore critical to the Department of Health and Human Services that the community actively participate in the planning process.

The committee selection approach considered a mix of age, gender and other demographic characteristics as well as a cross-section of interests and community perspectives to ensure diverse representation.

Please visit the dedicated project pages below for more information:

Please direct project enquiries and feedback to communityhospitals@dhhs.vic.gov.au.

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