Hope they save some for up north here. Judy --- Megan & Larry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> This was on news.com, > Megan > > Extra $52m for maternity services > From: AAP > > October 31, 2005 > QUEENSLAND has announced an extra $52 million for maternity > services in the > state's public hospitals. > Premier Peter Beattie said the Government would provide an > extra $8.63 > million for maternity services in 2005/06 and the same amount > for each of > the next five years to meet increasing demand. > "On average about 100 babies are born in our public hospitals > every day, > which can also stretch maternity services in some areas," Mr > Beattie said. > "The $52 million funding boost starts immediately and is > targeted to enable > health districts to provide more maternity services and better > access to > them." > The funding included recurrent allocations of $2.2 million a > year to the > Redcliffe-Caboolture district, $1.63 million to the Gold > Coast, $1.5 million > to the Bayside district based around Redcliffe hospital, and > $1.5 million to > the Logan-Beaudesert area. > The money would provide additional beds, staff, equipment and > support > services. > > ____________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Listen to over 20 online radio stations and watch the latest music videos on Yahoo! Music. http://au.launch.yahoo.com -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe.