ON be half of Goulburn Valley Health staff and volunteers, I would like to wish all of our community a happy and safe festive season with your family and friends.
While COVID-19 has been a significant focus for us all in 2020, GV Health is continuing progress on the $229.3M redevelopment of its Graham Street, Shepparton campus while providing high quality care for all in the Goulburn Valley region.
GV Health’s new Emergency Department is now open, giving both the community and staff access to a modern environment to provide services and care for patients.
We look forward to the former Emergency Department undergoing necessary refurbishment works over the next 12 months, which will result in the doubling of its current capacity from 18 treatment bays to 36.
Another major milestone in the redevelopment was the completion of the Inpatient Unit, five-storey building in July. The unit includes a new mortuary with
garden, new kitchen, two 32 bed inpatient wards, four new theatre spaces, a new Critical Care Unit and new plant areas on Levels 4 and 5.
We are looking forward to moving into the next phase of the redevelopment, which together with the refurbishment of the former Emergency Department is the refurbishment of the Special Care Nursery, Maternity Unit and the Theatre complex.
I would like to sincerely thank the Goulburn Valley community for their support of GV Health and all our staff as they work tirelessly through COVID-19.
It has been a challenging year for us all and GV Health is grateful for the terrific support the community, businesses, service providers and individuals have shown our staff who have been working so hard to keep all of the Goulburn Valley healthy during the pandemic.
We look forward to providing outstanding care and services to everyone in the Goulburn Valley region in 2021.
Thanks again and best wishes.
(Last week we ran a message from Matt
Sharp that referred to events in 2019. This is
his message to the community on behalf of
GV Health that relates to the enormous range
of events that have taken place during 2020.)
