BRISBANE, Queensland, Aug. 13 -- The Queensland Department of the Premier and Cabinet issued text of the following statement:
Minister for Health and Ambulance Services
The Honourable Tim Nicholls
* RockhamptonHospital'sAdult Mental Health Unit expansion is completeproviding more mental health beds and creating new health jobs.
* The new state of the art 32-bed unit provides short to medium-term inpatient assessment and treatment for adults aged 18 to 64 experiencing severe episodes of mental illness.
* The project forms part of theCrisafulli Government'sfully-fundedHospital Rescue Plan, which is delivering major health infrastructure across Central Queensland, after a decade of decline under Labor.
The Crisafulli Government has delive...