New Intensive Care Unit essential for Armidale Health Service

Member for Northern Tablelands Richard Torbay has called on the government to fund a new Intensive Care Unit (ICU) for Armidale Hospital to replace the current outdated and poorly equipped facility. In a speech to Parliament he said Armidale required a NSW Health Level Four ICU, equipped to a high standard with recurrent funding for appropriate staffing. He pointed out that Armidale Hospital had suffered poor sister status within the former New England Area Health Service...........