WDHS misses out on funding

WESTERN District Health Service (WDHS) was once again ignored in the 2022/23 Victorian Budget. However, chief executive, Rohan Fitzgerald said WDHS would continue to lobby hard to get the funding needed for the redevelopment of the Emergency Department and the Intensive Care Unit at the Hamilton Base Hospital. Photo: SPEC FILE.

By Lizzie Hallam

May 10, 2022 | 7:00 AM

WHILE the Victorian Government pledged an investment of more than $2.9 billion to build new hospitals and upgrade existing ones in the Victorian Budget 2022/23 last week, nothing was itemised for Western District Health Service (WDHS).

Despite espousing record investments to upgrade and improve health infrastructure, including a $300 million injection to upgrade regional hospitals and healthcare facilities in every corner of the state, WDHS has again been overlooked.