Rehab clinic nears lock-up

Woy Woy Hospital's new Rehabilitation Clinic is nearing lock-up, according to the Woy Woy Hospital Alliance.

"The wooden deck which was designed for outdoor exercise and therapy has been finished with windows being glazed, internal walls painted, and vinyl flooring laid," said Alliance chairman Mr Ivan Kinny.

"Basins and toilet bowls are also being installed.

"The three buildings are near the lock-up stage.

Onlookers will have noticed that the concrete kerbing and bitumen surface of the 44-bay car park are in place.

"Another 24-bay car park was established earlier.

"Internally, fittings have been ordered and staff are being recruited," said Mr Kinny.

The Woy Woy Hospital Alliance, at its monthly meeting, celebrated the situation with refreshments, including a cake with seven candles, each one symbolising a stage in the development of the project.

"Members recalled our first (mud) cake with one candle, the mud (although delicious) reflecting community dismay at the sudden closure in 2008 of the former purpose-built unit of 1970, and the sole candle representing, not a forlorn hope, but our single-minded resolve to put matters right," said Mr Kinny.

Media Release, 13 Mar 2013

Ivan Kinny, Woy Woy Hospital Alliance