Leeton’s key healthcare worker units. Photos: NSW Health.
New self-contained accommodation has been delivered to Leeton to support healthcare workers who require short to long-term accommodation.
Healthcare workers in the Murrumbidgee region will soon have access to more key worker accommodation with the delivery of units to Leeton District Hospital.
The three modular units, delivered as part of the NSW Government’s $45.3 million Key Worker Accommodation Program, have arrived at Leeton to support staff who require accommodation while working at the hospital.
The units are being installed on the hospital site, providing access to modern, fit-for-purpose accommodation for healthcare workers wanting to relocate to Leeton to work.
Minister for Regional Health Ryan Park said he had visited the accommodation site in October.
“It is fantastic to know it is now not far off from this being ready to occupy,” Mr Park said.
“During this visit, one of the key issues I kept hearing about was issues with staffing and difficulties faced with attracting and retaining healthcare workers, and housing is a key factor.
“Securing suitable accommodation in regional areas can be difficult, so the new units will make it easier for healthcare workers looking at making the move to a rural or regional town to live and work.”
Member for Murray Helen Dalton said the Leeton community had plenty to offer.
“I am looking forward to seeing healthcare workers take this opportunity to make the move here, with this modern and comfortable accommodation option now available,” Ms Dalton said.
“The provision of modern and self-contained accommodation units will go a long way in removing one of the barriers to attracting healthcare staff to localities such as Leeton.”
Similar to accommodation units already delivered in West Wyalong, Narrandera and Finley, the prefabricated units were built off-site and modelled on the KWA Program Prototype Unit completed earlier this year.
The units will be fully furnished and include a screened veranda, light-filled living and dining area, modern kitchen, bedroom with ensuite, and an internal laundry.
The final installation, connection of services, fencing, landscaping and furnishing of the units will now take place. When the units are completed, healthcare workers are expected to move into the accommodation early next year.
Murrumbidgee Local Health District is one of three regional local health districts to benefit from a $45.3 million investment to deliver accommodation for healthcare workers under the KWA Program.
Under the program, 39 accommodation units have been delivered to rural and regional locations across the state, including 15 units in the Murrumbidgee region.
The NSW Government has committed an additional $200.1 million to increase key health worker accommodation across rural and regional areas of the state as part of the 2024-25 NSW Budget.
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