By KATH GANNAWAY
ANGLISS Hospital at Upper Ferntree Gully will get a $20 million Intensive Care Unit and Short-Stay Unit if Labor wins government in November.
Labor Leader Daniel Andrews announced on Monday morning (1 September) that they would aim to have an 12-bed ICU and eight-bed Short-Stay Unit open before 2018 in what he said would be a first for the hospital.
Labor have said Eastern Health, which runs the Angliss, has identified a need for critical care facilities which Mr Andrews said would be a lifeline for locals who need urgent care.
Making the announcement along with Member for Monbulk, James Merlino and Labor Candidate for Ferntree Gully Matt Posetti, he added that the Short Stay Unit would free up other hospital resources and reduce emergency department treatment times.
“This is extra money to bring extra services and see extra patients treated,” he said.
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