1.1: Health Care
Meet future health care needs Other Information:
The health care needs of the ACT community are changing as the population ages and grows. The ACT Government, through its
Building for the Future infrastructure program and Capital Asset Development Plan and other strategies, is working to meet
the community’s future needs, with plans to increase the number of acute care beds, increase the critical care capacity, redesign
hospital facilities, invest in state-of-the-art technology to aid patient care and observations, and increase the efficiency
of health care delivery. There will be a greater focus on precincts within hospitals, including an integrated cancer centre,
a rehabilitation area, a skills development centre and mental health precinct. In addition, over the long term, day surgery
will be expanded, a one-stop ambulatory care centre will be established for outpatient clinics and a medi-hotel will be set
up to facilitate recuperation outside the hospital and provide accommodation for the families of regional patients. Reforms
are also planned for community-based health services. Existing health centres will be redeveloped to offer more services,
such as wellness clinics, walk-in centres and imaging and pathology.
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