The oncology unit at South Australia's Western Hospital will permanently shut down, leaving dozens of cancer patients scrambling for alternative care.
The oncology unit at South Australia's Western Hospital will permanently shut down, leaving dozens of cancer patients scrambling for alternative care.
Margaret Axon, a 73-year-old breast cancer survivor who relies on regular check-ups at the facility, is one of those patients.The oncology unit at South Australia's Western Hospital will permanently shut down, leaving dozens of cancer patients scrambling for alternative care. The closure will come into effect on October 31, and 12 staff have been told they've lost their jobs.
It's part of a re-structure of the Western Hospital at Henley Beach, after it went into voluntary administration in January.Lidia Thorpe reveals serious assault forced her to miss parliamentary sittingsThe administrator says it's working with oncology providers to ensure that patients can access care, albeit in a new setting.
There is some positive news for the broader Western Hospital. 9News understands a buyer is expected to be announced next week."Level 2 is specialist, but they were already saying some of the rooms from such and such are closing, so there's lots of changes, it sounds like," Axon said.
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