Canberra mental health unit best in Australia

A new stateoftheart mental health unit has been officially opened at the Canberra Hospital

The new 40bed unit replaces the existing 30bed psychiatric services unit at the hospital

It includes a high dependency wing living and dining space a therapies wing and treatment and support area

The units executive director Katrina Bracher says it is safer and more spacious and open than the old unit

quotTheres a gym theres a games room theres an arts roomquot she said

quotWeve got 40 single rooms all with their own ensuites Weve got landscaped courtyards theres a TV nook a spiritual room the list goes onquot

The facility will accept its first patients on April 2

Initially 32 beds will be filled with the remaining beds to be filled as demand increases

The Adult Mental Health Unit has been designed so it can eventually expand to accommodate 50 beds

Chief Minister Katy Gallagher says it is the best mental health unit in Australia

quotIts a holistic model of care for mental health patients which is setting a new benchmark for care leading the nation in every wayquot she said

Date : 23 Mar, 2012
Reference : http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-03-23/new-canberra-mental-health-unit/3908994?section=act

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