The Bankstown Aboriginal Community Health Centre officially opened this week and will expand on the services offered at Budyari Community Health Centre in Miller.
South Western Sydney Local Health District Director of Aboriginal Health, Nathan Jones, said the new Bankstown centre would offer high-quality care to the growing Aboriginal population.
“Budyari Community Health Centre is an important service that provides access to a range of essential services, so it’s wonderful to see the district expand this model of care to Bankstown,” Mr Jones said.
“The reason the service is so well utilised is because it has a holistic approach to health, where Aboriginal health workers partner with medical and allied health clinicians to build health plans tailored to the individual.”
The centre is at 122 Chapel Bankstown, and has undergone a $500,000 refurbishment to house the service.
“We have a beautiful new garden where Aboriginal elders were involved in the plant selection and the carpets were designed by an Aboriginal artist,” Mr Jones said.
The centre’s Bankstown location offers a more convenient service for clients living in the northern part of the South Western Sydney Local Health District.
“The centre is 10 minutes’ walk from the Bankstown-Lidcombe Hospital and has a bus stop right out the front, making it easy to access for our clients,” Mr Jones said.
