Labor pitches $1.5 billion plan to slash emergency wait times

Labor pitches $1.5 billion plan to slash emergency wait times

Victorian Labor has announced a new plan to slash emergency wait times at a dozen hospitals, following a flurry of opposition promises in the health space.

Labor targets Geelong emergency wait times in $1.5bn plan

More nurses, additional hospital beds and expanded emergency department capacity are at the centre of Labor’s plan to reduce waiting times at University Hospital Geelong. The hospital is among 12 across Victoria targeted under a $1.5bn election commitment aimed at cutting average emergency department waiting times by up to 20 per cent. The proposal would [...] Read More...

Hospital Promise Gets A Second Opinion

Labor’s Werribee Mercy Hospital expansion promise faces criticism from a local doctor questioning whether more beds will reduce ED waiting times.

Vic Labor unveils $1.5bn ED package - Nursing Review

Victorian Labor has unveiled a suite of healthcare commitments centred on reducing emergency department (ED) wait times, expanding the workforce, and boosting hospital capacity, positioning health as a key battleground ahead of next month’s state election. The centrepiece of Premier Ben Carroll’s election health package is a $1.5 billion pledge to expand 12 EDs, open 250 additional hospital beds and recruit 1,500 health workers – 750 of whiom wi…

Labor pledges to cut emergency department wait times

Emergency department wait times at Werribee Mercy Hospital will be cut if the state government is re-elected at next month’s election. The state government has promised to reduce wait times by up to 20 per cent in Victoria, which it says will help more than…

Labor promises 45 more beds and 145 nurses to cut Werribee Mercy emergency waits - The Indian Sun

Victoria’s Labor government has promised 45 additional beds and 145 nurses for Werribee Mercy Hospital as part of a $1.5 billion election commitment to reduce emergency department waiting times across the state. Premier Ben Carroll unveiled the plan on Sunday, pledging to expand emergency departments at 12 Victorian hospitals by an average of 25 per […]