Tweed Valley Hospital opens in fve days

from The Northern Rivers Times Newspaper Edition 200

by The Northern Rivers Times

NEWS

onwards should present to Tweed Valley Hospital.

All inpatients at The Tweed Hospital will be transferred to the new hospital.

This process is expected to take a full day, and is

Hospital staff will liaise directly with affected patients and their families or carers.

A community health service providing a range of clinics and community outreach services, as well as the existing BreastScreen NSW

Tweed Hospital at Powell Street, Tweed Heads, will close.

Anyone requiring emergency medical care from next Tuesday being coordinated in partnership with NSW Ambulance, NSW Police, Transport for NSW and Tweed Shire Council. service, will continue to be delivered at the Powell Street site in Tweed Heads. However, there will be no emergency services or hospital inpatient services available at this location after Tuesday 14 May 2024.

Tweed Valley Hospital is located close to the M1 motorway and adjacent to Tweed Coast Road.

The hospital is easily accessed by car and public transport.

If travelling by car, follow the M1 to Chinderah, and take the exit towards Cudgen/ Kingscliff.

Continue on Tweed Coast Road and turn left at the intersection of Tweed Coast Road and Cudgen Road.

Drop off bays are located at the hospital’s three entrances - the main entrance, the emergency department and the east entrance.

Staff, patients and visitors will have access to over 1200 free on-site car parking spaces at the Tweed Valley Hospital. There is long-term capacity for up to 1500 car spaces on the site.

Tweed Valley Hospital is located on a public transport route.

Bus stops are located to read the full announcement from Kinetic. on both sides of Cudgen Road, directly in front of the hospital, with a pedestrian crossing at the traffc lights.

For any questions, please contact Kinetic Customer Experience Team directly at info@ wearekinetic.com or (07) 5552 2700.