Community
30 October, 2023
Maternity unit work begins
CONSTRUCTION has started to expand Cairns Hospital’s maternity unit in advance of the closure of Ramsay Health Care’s maternity services at Cairns Private Hospital.
A new purpose-built maternity assessment centre is being built at Cairns Hospital to provide six assessment and treatment rooms within the women’s health unit.
The $1 million refurbishment is additional to the Queensland Government’s $10m investment in boosting maternity services at the hospital.
Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service chief executive Leena Singh said the upgrade would provide an improved experience for expectant mothers and their families.
“We will have purpose-built rooms for maternity assessments and treatments. These improvements will expand our capacity and be available for all women birthing in the public system,” she said.
Cairns Hospital midwifery and nursing director Mary McGuinness said the new centre would be “a much more family-friendly area and provide greater privacy for our patients.”
“The centre will care for women expecting complex pregnancies who will visit the centre regularly for their checks and ultra-sounds,” she said.
