New prefabricated units are being installed for health workers in Finley. Photo: Supplied.
Healthcare staff in Finley will soon be settling into new purpose-built accommodation units alongside the Finley Health Service.
Six self-contained prefabricated units are being installed in Dawe Avenue as part of the NSW Government’s $45.3 million Key Worker Accommodation Program.
“With the $25 million redevelopment of the Finley Health service expected to start early next year, the availability of new healthcare worker accommodation on site will be an important boost for recruitment,” Regional Health Minister Ryan Park said.
“Finley is the third site in rural and regional NSW to have pre-manufactured new accommodation units delivered under the current Key Worker Accommodation Program, and it’s wonderful to see the success of this innovative approach to infrastructure continue.”
An artist’s impression of the new health worker accommodation. Photo: Supplied.
Murrumbidgee Local Health District is one of three regional health districts to benefit from the Key Worker Accommodation Program.
Finley is the second site in the MLHD to receive the new worker accommodation with the installation of three units at West Wyalong now complete.
Member for Murray Helen Dalton said it was a positive step towards improving regional health care.
“I’m pleased that these new units will help support healthcare workers at Finley Health Service by providing modern, safe and comfortable accommodation close to their place of work,” she said.
“Investments like this are vital to help attract and retain staff, particularly so for regional and rural areas where recruitment is one of the biggest challenges.”
The $25 million upgrade to the Finley Health Service will incorporate new and refurbished clinical and reception areas into the existing hospital.
The plans include new inpatient rooms, the relocation of the medical imaging unit and a new ultrasound service, improvements to the emergency department and an IT upgrade.
The new accommodation units are built off-site and are modelled on the Key Worker Accommodation Program Prototype Unit completed earlier this year.
They will be fully furnished and self-contained with a screened verandah, living and dining space, a kitchen, a bedroom with an ensuite, and an internal laundry.
Once installation, connection of services, fencing, landscaping and furnishing of the new units are completed, healthcare workers are expected to move into the new accommodation before the end of the year.
Leeton and Narrandera health services are also in line to benefit from the Key Worker Accommodation Program.
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