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The Government has committed an additional $60 million in 2004-2005 to establish a new purpose built Centre for Elective surgery at the Alfred Hospital (CESA. The Alfred Centre is a new purpose built facility offering new beds for same-day and multi-day surgery, imaging facilities, operating theatres, endoscopy suite, cardiac cauterisation laboratories and pre-admission clinics. The new centre will have the capacity to treat over 20,000 inpatients and 28,000 outpatients per annum. This project will enable an additional 4,000 elective surgery cases to be undertaken per year, increasing Victoria's capacity for elective surgery by 3.4 per cent.
The Alfred Centre (CESA) is a significant health service project for Victoria and will improve the ability of the health system to respond to ongoing demand for elective surgery. It will also promote advances in technology and clinical practice. The Centre signals a new approach to service and care delviery in Victoria, designed to provide access for waiting list patients requiring treatment and care by providing a streamlined diagnostic and treatment pathway for patients.
See the DHS media releases page for media releases
See the Alfred Centre for publications, contact details and further information about the site.
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