VOICEOVER: Bumps and bruises are a part of life. But travelling long distances for medical care doesn’t have to be.
IMAGES: Animation of a mother and her child driving, following an in-car navigation map. Onscreen text appears – ‘$675 million’.
VOICEOVER: The Victorian Government is investing $675 million to build 10 community hospitals in major growth areas, so that you can get the help you need closer to home.
IMAGES: Animated map displays detailing locations of planned hospitals in Torquay, Point Cook, Inner South Melbourne, Craigieburn, Sunbury, City of Whittlesea, Eltham Area, Pakenham, Cranbourne and Phillip Island.
VOICEOVER: Your community hospital will provide a range of everyday health services including after-hours care for those unplanned non-emergency moments when
IMAGES: A board displays images representing various non-emergency services available at Community Hospitals, like mental health, specialist medical appointments and diagnostic services. We pull back to see a community hospital reception and waiting room, with the consumers waiting to be seen.
VOICEOVER: Steve has a kitchen crisis
IMAGES: A man is at his kitchen bench, having just cut his hand preparing food.
VOICEOVER: Amira takes a tumble at Saturday morning Auskick
IMAGES: A small girl has hurt her wrist playing football at a training session.
VOICEOVER: Sam slips over on night shift
IMAGES: A female worker has slipped over at work and sprained her ankle.
VOICEOVER: Or Marcos needs a helping hand with his surgery dressing.
IMAGES: An elderly man is having a stomach wound re-dressed at a community hospital.
VOICEOVER: Your community hospital will help take pressure off Victoria’s major public hospitals and emergency departments, and we’re proud to be getting it done.
IMAGES: Nurses are speaking with consumers in a hallway of a community hospital.
VOICEOVER: Community Hospitals – everyday healthcare closer to home. Find out more at vhba.vic.gov.au
IMAGES: We see the entrance of as community hospital set in a suburban park area, with families and older people enjoying the facilities. The url vhba.vic.gov.au displays.
IMAGES: The closing slide is the Victorian Health Building Authority logo, the web address vhba.vic.gov.au and the Victorian Government logo.
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