{"id":1285,"date":"2019-01-21T17:32:49","date_gmt":"2019-01-21T17:32:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/?p=1285"},"modified":"2019-01-21T17:32:49","modified_gmt":"2019-01-21T17:32:49","slug":"first-stop-logan-labor-will-build-urgent-care-clinic-at-logan-hospital","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2019\/01\/21\/first-stop-logan-labor-will-build-urgent-care-clinic-at-logan-hospital\/","title":{"rendered":"FIRST STOP: LOGAN – LABOR WILL BUILD URGENT CARE CLINIC AT LOGAN HOSPITAL"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\nA Shorten Labor Government will deliver better access to emergency and specialist outpatient care for the people of Logan \u2013 and reduce pressure on the local hospital\u2019s emergency department \u2013 by building a new Urgent and Specialist Care Centre.
\nThis is part of Labor\u2019s Fair Go Action Plan to protect Medicare and fix our hospitals.
\nThe Logan region is growing rapidly, and its population is ageing and has more complex health requirements than most, putting enormous pressure on local health services.
\nLabor will invest $33.4 million to establish the new Centre, which will treat people with urgent but not life-threatening illnesses and injuries \u2013 meaning they won\u2019t end up in Logan Hospital, freeing up doctors and nurses to deal more quickly with more serious emergencies.
\nThe Centre will be run by the hospital and include 11 urgent care beds to treat people with injuries such as minor fractures, dislocations, abrasions and lacerations, as well as respiratory tract infections.
\nOutpatient care will be a key focus of the Centre with the inclusion of 22 specialist consultation rooms \u2013 boosting Logan Hospital\u2019s capacity by a third \u2013 and boast pathology, diagnostic imaging and pharmacy services.
\nThe new walk-in Centre will operate seven days a week and is expected to see over 15,000 patients a year.
\nThis will not only reduce pressure on Logan\u2019s emergency department \u2013 and the hospital car park \u2013 but also reduce the need for people to travel for hospital services. More people will be able to access care in their own community.
\nThis is another example of Labor\u2019s commitment to delivering the best possible health care for all Australians, no matter where they live or how much money they have.
\nThe Liberals on the other hand just cut and cut and cut: including a $6.1 million cut from Logan Hospital from 2017 to 2020, equivalent to 9,000 ED visits or 15,000 outpatient appointments. That\u2019s part of a $160 million cut to Queensland and a $715 million cut nationwide.
\nNow Scott Morrison is trying to lock in those cuts for another five years – but the Queensland Labor Government has rejected their inadequate deal.
\nLabor will reverse the Liberal cuts with our $2.8 billion Better Hospitals Fund \u2013 including through projects such as this one.
\nThis announcement builds on Labor\u2019s proud record in Logan. In 2011, federal Labor invested $175 million to deliver 50 new beds and a new ED building at Logan Hospital.
\nAnd in 2017 Queensland Labor commited $281 million for the Logan Hospital redevelopment, including a bed increase from 448 to up to 640, and $12.6 million for a new maternity ward. This project will support the redevelopment.
\nThe site for the new Centre will be determined in consultation with Logan Hospital and the local community, including the council and local education institutions.
\nLabor can afford to protect Medicare and fix our hospitals because we are tackling unfair tax loopholes and making multinationals pay their fair share.
\nOnly Labor can be trusted to fix Queensland\u2019s hospitals.\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A Shorten Labor Government will deliver better access to emergency and specialist outpatient care for the people of Logan \u2013 and reduce pressure on the local hospital\u2019s emergency department \u2013 by building a new Urgent and Specialist Care Centre. This is part of Labor\u2019s Fair Go Action Plan to protect Medicare and fix our hospitals. … Continue reading “FIRST STOP: LOGAN – LABOR WILL BUILD URGENT CARE CLINIC AT LOGAN HOSPITAL”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1285","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-aussie"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1285","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1285"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1285\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1285"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1285"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1285"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}