BATEMANS BAY COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRE

BATEMANS BAY $20 MILLION COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRE INVESTMENT

The NSW Government has committed $20 million to deliver a modern, integrated, and convenient health service for the Batemans Bay community.

OVERVIEW

Batemans Bay Community Health is being designed to meet the health care needs of the local community and provide improved local access to a range of services such as:

Allied Health
Child, Youth and Family Services
Women’s Health
Community nursing, wound management and palliative care
Aboriginal Health
Mental Health and Drug and Alcohol

The community health service will be built on the existing Batemans Bay Hospital site and close to the Medicare Urgent Care Clinic which was opened in December 2023, providing the community with easy access between the two services.

Batemans Bay Community Health will:

Provide a sustainable, purpose-built community health service for the Batemans Bay and surrounding community.
Work together with the new Eurobodalla Regional Hospital, to ensure the community has access to the right health care in the right setting.
Use the latest technology and models of care to deliver patient-centred health services close to home.

BENEFITS

The project will:

Provide community-based services for the Batemans Bay and surrounding communities, allied health services, child and family services, and community mental health
Provide a health care centre in one convenient location at Batemans Bay
Complement services being delivered as part of the new Eurobodalla Regional Hospital project
Provide improved access to care for visitors to the region during peak tourist season.

SCOPE

The scope of the project will be determined through the planning process.

CONSULTATION

Health service staff, stakeholders and the community were invited to provide feedback on the new Batemans Bay Community Health facility from 22 January to 19 February 2024.

Feedback was sought on a range of matters relating to the project planning and design, which will help inform the development of the concept design and other detailed planning and design activities in 2024.

An overview of the consultation activities and feedback received is provided in the Batemans Bay Community Health Consultation Outcomes Report – April 2024.

Thank you to everyone who provided feedback.

For more information, please contact the project team on 1300 391 949, sign up for updates or send us an email at [email protected] .