Development Assessment Report · MCU15/0122

noosa radiology

 

17" December 2015

To Whom It May Concern,

Please find attached our DA application for 52-58 Goodchap Street and 3-7 Val Crescent.
The goal of the site is to:

1. Increase the provision of Radiology services locally
2. Provide supplementary services to Noosa Hospital
3. Accommodate a medical education training facility

By doing this we will:

1. Increase the range of specialist health care services available locally
2. Enable new health care services to our region
3. Promote Noosa in both health care vocation or training

Increase the provision of Radiology services locally

Noosa Radiology has been in practice since 2009. We have a multimodality practice, independently
owned and operated, offering MRI, CT, Ultrasound, Fluoroscopy, Mammography, Nuclear Imaging,
DEXA, Xray, Dental imaging and Interventional Radiology. Since then and over that time we have
introduced the 1% MRI, cardiac capable CT, digital and 3D mammography and radiofrequency units.
Our goal is to provide access to patients and their referrers to all of their imaging services locally and
in one clinic. As Radiology continues to evolve, we require additional space in a 9a certified building,
in a hospital colocation to continue to achieve this. There is currently no alternatives for this in
Noosa.

In this new facility the following would be provided in addition to the existing imaging services, both
currently not available in our region:

1. PET Imaging — Gold standard in Oncology Evaluation.
2. Angiography Suite — Gold standard in Cardiology and Vascular Surgery

PET has recently been installed in Buderim and will be installed at Kawana. PET would supplement
our existing oncology treatment services at Noosa Hospital. Currently, Radiation Oncology services
are only available in Nambour and Maroochydore. This facility would also be able to accommodate
this service. The goal would be to service all cancer patient’s locally in every aspect of their care.

Heart disease is the number 1 killer in our community. We do not have an angiography suite in our
region to service cardiac patients. There is an old saying in cardiology, “time is muscle”. Currently
patients in our community have the delay of travel to Noosa Hospital, assessment, transfer to
Buderim or Kawana, reassessment, then treatment. An angiography suite requires colocation with a
Hospital. This will facilitate both Cardiology and Vascular Surgery services locally.

noosaville medical & professional centre
90 goodchap street, noosaville

phone: 07 5440 9700 email: [email protected]
fax; O7 5440 9777 web: www.ncosaradiology.com.au