Birth Unit refurb is on track

Note: Image featured is an Artists impression from Fiona Stanley Hospital in Western Australia NOT Wollongong Hospital.

It is rare for construction projects to finish on time. Rarer still during a pandemic. The birth unit refurbishment at Wollongong Hospital is still expected to be completed in mid to late June.

Each Monday since December 2019, a BBI representative has attended the Wollongong Hospital Birth Unit Refurbisment Project meetings since BBI successfully advocated for the hospital to allocated $2.2 million of state Health funding to the refurbishment.

Please see this News Feature by WIN Illawarra on how the project is tracking.

We acknowledge the commitment by the hospital executive team to prioritise and push ahead with the construction despite the hospital having to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic. BBI along with other community groups have provided valuable input into the design of the upgraded birth suite ensuring the needs of women and babies have been represented. If you h

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