$4M in funding to help the region’s youth

INVESTMENT IN HEALTH… From left, GV Health executive director community care and mental health, Josh Freeman, Federal Member for Murray, Damian Drum, Deputy Prime Minister, Michael McCormack and GV Health chief executive, Matt Sharp at the announcement on Thursday that the Community Health@GV Health site in Corio Street is set to receive a $4M redevelopment. Photo: David Lee.
INVESTMENT IN HEALTH… From left, GV Health executive director community care and mental health, Josh Freeman, Federal Member for Murray, Damian Drum, Deputy Prime Minister, Michael McCormack and GV Health chief executive, Matt Sharp at the announcement on Thursday that the Community Health@GV Health site in Corio Street is set to receive a $4M redevelopment. Photo: David Lee.
INVESTMENT IN HEALTH… From left, GV Health executive director community care and mental health, Josh Freeman, Federal Member for Murray, Damian Drum, Deputy Prime Minister, Michael McCormack and GV Health chief executive, Matt Sharp at the announcement on Thursday that the Community Health@GV Health site in Corio Street is set to receive a $4M redevelopment. Photo: David Lee.
INVESTMENT IN HEALTH… From left, GV Health executive director community care and mental health, Josh Freeman, Federal Member for Murray, Damian Drum, Deputy Prime Minister, Michael McCormack and GV Health chief executive, Matt Sharp at the announcement on Thursday that the Community Health@GV Health site in Corio Street is set to receive a $4M redevelopment. Photo: David Lee.

GV HEALTH’S Community Health@GV Health site in Corio Street is set to receive a $4M redevelopment of its existing treatment and therapy areas and see a new purpose-built Children and Young Person’s Service Hub established thanks to funding from the government.

The redevelopment will enable GV Health to provide consolidated care for children and young people through a Children and Young Person’s Hub allowing health professionals and a range of services to be co-located

GV Health’s existing, paediatric community health services, Early Childhood Intervention Services and Victorian Paediatric Rehabilitation Service already at Corio Street will be integrated with the paediatric services from Graham Street once the works are completed.

GV Health chief executive, Matt Sharp said the expansion of the Community Health@GV Health site would enable the relocation of primary care services from the GV Health site at Graham Street consisting of Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) services and related ambulatory paediatric services. In addition, the headspace service will also be relocated from High Street.

“Having this service together in one space in the middle of the Shepparton CBD allows us to deliver quality care which will lead to better health outcomes and improved health outcomes in our community,” Mr Sharp said.

Federal Member for Murray, Damian Drum said, “The reach of GV Health across our electorate is significant. This funding will provide real benefits to the local community.

“The design of this new health precinct is to accommodate contemporary models of care, which focus beyond traditional acute-style treatment. Designs like the one that is to be delivered, are able to achieve increased collaboration and partnership between disciplines, which results in enhanced outcomes for patients.”