University of Canberra Hospital Community Open Day


Released 09/06/2018

Next Saturday (16 June 2018) Canberrans are invited to check out their newest public hospital, meet staff, tour the specialist facility and see demonstrations of equipment.

Minister for Health and Wellbeing Meegan Fitzharris is encouraging people to come along and get acquainted with the new University of Canberra Hospital: Specialist Centre for Rehabilitation, Recovery and Research, as part of a Community Open Day.

“Next weekend on Saturday 16 June, we will not only be officially opening the new University of Canberra Hospital, we will be opening the hospital up to the community as part of an open day,” Minister Fitzharris said.

“This is an opportunity for the whole community to come and check out Canberra’s new public hospital.

“As part of the Open Day, Canberrans will have the opportunity to meet staff who will be working at the hospital and learn about the dedicated care and services that will be provided.

“There will be family friendly activities, a sausage sizzle, live music performed by University of Canberra student musicians, tours of the facilities and demonstrations of equipment.

“Brindy’s Café, the hospital’s new café which is located in the foyer of the building, will also be up and running and ready to serve coffee and cake to visitors at the open day.

“The new University of Canberra Hospital will fill a unique role in the ACT Health system and deliver specialised care for people recovering from surgery, illness or injury, or experiencing mental illness.

“Since the beginning of the year, ACT Health staff have been incredibly busy getting the hospital and its staff ready to take its first patients in July.

“The Open Day next Saturday is an opportunity to share all of this work with the community it will serve,” Minister Fitzharris said.

The open day will run from 11am to 4pm on Saturday 16 June 2018. For more information, including information on parking and the activities that will be happening on the day, visit: http://www.health.act.gov.au/uch

With the opening of the new hospital, public rehabilitation and mental health services are relocating from seven different locations across the ACT. It is a new health facility that will provide specialist sub-acute health services to the community.

For more information on the University of Canberra Hospital, visit: www.health.act.gov.au/uch

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