Overview

Echuca Cancer and Wellness Centre

226 Service Street, Echuca, Victoria, 3564, Australia

The $8.3 million Echuca Cancer and Wellness Centre has delivered a new chemotherapy/haemodialysis unit at Echuca Regional Health.

The project relocated Echuca Regional Health’s existing chemotherapy/haemodialysis unit to a new purpose-built cancer and wellness centre.

The new centre provides 12 new chemotherapy/haemodialysis treatment chairs and improves the comfort and access for patients, whilst providing a more efficient working environment for staff.

The centre also provides wellness programs to help improve the health and wellbeing of cancer patients.

Patients can now access consultations with haematologists, medical oncologists, nephrologists and radiation oncologists, all conveniently in one location.

The project was funded by:

Victorian Government contribution of $6 million
NSW Government contribution of $1 million
Echuca Regional Health Foundation contribution of $1.3 million.

$8.3 MILLION

INVESTMENT

TREATMENT CHAIRS

IMPROVED

CHEMOTHERAPY AND HAEMODIALYSIS SERVICES

CONSULTING SPACES

Scope

The Echuca Cancer and Wellness Centre redevelopment delivered:

a new purpose-built centre
12 co-located chemotherapy/haemodialysis treatment chairs
improved amenity, access and comfort for patients
a more efficient working environment for staff
additional consulting spaces
capacity to provide wellness programs for patients.

Benefits

The Echuca Cancer and Wellness Centre redevelopment aimed to achieve the following benefits:

Improved amenity

The new centre was designed to provide a range of improvements for patients. These included better access and comfort while undergoing chemotherapy treatment and haemodialysis services.

Better access to services

The new facility aimed to improve access to consultations from haematologists, medical oncologists, nephrologists and radiation oncologists for more than 1200 patients each year. It also provides a better working environment for doctors, nurses and other hospital staff.

Convenience

Patients can access consultations with haematologists, medical oncologists, nephrologists and radiation oncologists, all conveniently located in one location.

Jobs for Victorians

The project created approximately 25 construction jobs.

Partners

This project was delivered by the Victorian Health Building Authority in partnership with:

NSW Government
Echuca Regional Health
NTC Architects
BRT Consulting
AW Nicholson Pty Ltd.

Timeline

FEASIBILITY STUDY COMPLETED
JULY 2020
Constructions
NOV 2020 EOI RELEASE – MAIN WORKS CONTRACTOR
EOI CLOSE - MAIN WORKS CONTRACTOR
DEC 2020
Constructions
EARLY 2021 DOCUMENTATION COMPLETE
TENDER RELEASE
EARLY 2021
Constructions
JUN 2021 BUILDER APPOINTED
CONSTRUCTION BEGINS
JUN 2021
Constructions
SEP 2022 CONSTRUCTION COMPLETE

Timeline

JULY 2020 FEASIBILITY STUDY COMPLETED
NOV 2020 Constructions EOI RELEASE – MAIN WORKS CONTRACTOR
DEC 2020 EOI CLOSE - MAIN WORKS CONTRACTOR
EARLY 2021 Constructions DOCUMENTATION COMPLETE
EARLY 2021 TENDER RELEASE
JUN 2021 Constructions BUILDER APPOINTED
JUN 2021 CONSTRUCTION BEGINS
SEP 2022 Constructions CONSTRUCTION COMPLETE

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News

03 December 2024

Transforming care – Echuca Cancer and Wellness Centre 18 months on

The $8.3 million Echuca Cancer and Wellness Centre opened in June 2023. Eighteen months on, we catch up on what the new centre has meant for patients and staff.

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