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Conversion of Rylstone hospital into MPS on schedule

Sep 23, 2018

There’s a brand new look to the Rylstone Multipurpose Service (MPS) with the project, at Rylstone in the Mid-Western Regional Council LGA in the Central West, forging ahead.

Local Member Paul Toole visited the MPS earlier this month to meet with staff and see first-hand progress of the redevelopment of the facility.

He said the redevelopment project has delivered many upgrades and improvements which would benefit the local community.

“The new front entry has been given a revamp to include an airlock for improved comfort and safety for staff and patients,” Mr Toole said.

“Those areas that have been finished are already being put to good use, including the new staff accommodation.”

The Bathurst MP said the car park had been sealed and that new garden beds were being planted to make the MPS more welcoming.

“The aim of the new MPS at Rylstone is to convert the existing hospital into a multipurpose service and include facilities such as new residential aged care rooms; a reconfigured acute care area; modifications to the Health One building; and staff accommodation,” he said.

The project is expected to be completed in late October, early November.

The Rylstone MPS is part of a NSW-wide $300 million program of works to upgrade existing or build new Multipurpose Service (MPS) facilities at a number of rural and remote communities.

(Pictured: Rylstone MPS nursing manager Jane Dunn with Bathurst MP Paul Toole outside the new look health facility).

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