The ACT Government has announced that the Territory’s new sub-acute hospital will be located at the University of Canberra.

 

To be known as the University of Canberra Public Hospital, the new facility will be built on the northwest corner of the campus, bounded by Ginninderra Drive and Aikman Drive.

 

University of Canberra Vice-Chancellor Professor Stephen Parker said the new sub-acute hospital will provide the opportunity for a centre of excellence in rehabilitation and the management of chronic disease.

 

“The University of Canberra Public Hospital will provide patient focused care delivered by multi-disciplinary teams, as well as services and advice to people with chronic disease or disability living in their own homes. It will be equipped with tele-health capacity – this is exactly the clinical environment in which we can train top quality future clinicians and undertake high quality research in the areas of rehabilitation and public health.

 

“An on-campus hospital provides more high quality clinical placements to students, academic and research opportunities for clinical staff and additional benefits to patients in rehabilitation and sub-acute care.”

 

Professor Parker said there was huge potential in co-locating the hospital and the University’s Faculty of Health on campus. It enhances the University’s ‘health precinct’, following the decision to locate a new health building (a partnership between Ochre Health and the University) including a new ACT GP super clinic on campus, the expansion of the University’s successful student-led clinics, and the inclusion of a National e-Health Living Laboratory in partnership with NICTA in the super clinic building.