Patients undertaking dialysis at the Kalgoorlie Health Campus will soon have the choice of being able to reside at the new 19-bed Kalgoorlie Renal Hostel, which has reached practical completion.
The new hostel will help reduce patient demand on other renal accommodation options in Kalgoorlie.
The $7.4 million facility is located on Porter Street, in close proximity to the Kalgoorlie Health Campus. It consists of five accommodation blocks and three amenity blocks including a reception, kitchen, dining area, activity room and laundry.
The hostel will initially be managed by the WA Country Health Service (WACHS) and is expected to service at least 14 different Aboriginal groups by providing safe and secure accommodation in a respectful and culturally appropriate setting.
The new facility is expected to be operational in September and local Aboriginal business Yonga Djena is currently undertaking landscaping works.
The project received the capital funding under the Commonwealth Government’s $45.8 million Bringing Renal Dialysis and Services Closer to Home program, with the WA Government funding the ongoing operational costs of the hostel.
As part of the WA Government’s WA Recovery package, $18.8 million has been allocated to support the operating costs of WACHS renal hostels in regional WA.
This includes the newly completed Kalgoorlie Hostel, as well as renal hostels in Fitzroy Crossing, Derby, Kununurra and Carnarvon. Other renal hostels, such as the one in South Hedland in WA are funded through the Commonwealth’s Aboriginal Hostels Limited.
Source: WA Government