June 20, 2017
Construction has started on a $110,000 project to repair the roadway entrance into Murgon Hospital.
The project is being funded as part of the Darling Downs Hospital and Health Service regular maintenance program.
The front roadway entrance will be fenced off until June 30; temporary public access has been opened at the rear of the building.
Public parking, including disabled parking, has also been provided at the rear of the building, within the hospital grounds.
Signs have been set up to indicate the alternative public access and parking arrangements.
An alternative access to the ambulance ramp has also been established for paramedics, and access to the helipad across the roadway will be available at all times upon request.
Murgon Hospital Director of Nursing Facility Manager Julie Kelly said she was pleased to see work start on the roadway entrance upgrade.
“The upgraded roadway entrance is part of an ongoing schedule of improvements at Murgon Hospital this year, including the new ambulance ramp and refurbished emergency department which cost nearly $215,000 and were completed in early June,” she said.
“These ongoing works give us the capacity to cater for increasing patient numbers as the Murgon region continues to grow.
“The roadway project team has been working with Murgon Hospital staff to minimise any disruptions to patients and visitors while works are being completed.”
Seriously: does it really cost that much to put a gutter in and resurface a road? Would a landscaper charge that much? It seems to me the government is always paying too much of our money, and I live here!