The Whittlesea Community Hospital continues construction and is scheduled to be opened in late 2025.
The community hospital, located in Mernda, is one of ten community hospitals being built by the state government in major growth areas throughout the state.
The Whittlesea Community Hospital will provide a range of services including unplanned urgent care, mental health support, alcohol and other drug support, dialysis, community-based palliative care, chemotherapy, and rehabilitation.
The hospital will also handle general practice, women’s health, maternal, family, and early childhood services, as well as family safety and crisis support, pathology and imaging, pharmacy services, public dental, chronic disease management, and allied health.
Once opened, the hospital will act as a one-stop shop of sorts, helping to take pressure off nearby major hospitals, including Northern Hospital Epping, and will enable more people to manage their health needs closer to home.
The new community hospital will be managed by Northern Health.
Strong links to specialists, community health providers and social support services will ensure more seamless follow-up treatment and support for those who require complex care.
Recruitment for the new health jobs which will become available in our area will be managed by Northern Health and interested locals should keep an eye on their jobs page.
Yan Yean MP Lauren Kathage said the hospital will provide much needed support for the growing community.
“Knowing there’s somewhere just around the corner where you can take your child if they have a tumble at soccer practice, or where you can be supported through cancer treatment,
is really reassuring,” she said.
“Having quality healthcare close to home is ideal. And we’re getting it.”
More information: www.vhba.vic.gov.au/health/community-based-care/city-whittlesea-community-hospital
