Diversified miner BHP has struck a partnership with health care providers in Queensland to support the capacity of on the ground health services by developing and servicing Covid-19 testing centres in Central Queensland.
The centres are part of a A$7.59-million project developed in partnership with the Mackay Hospital and Health Services (MHHS) and Vanguard Health to ease the strain on regional health services and hospitals throughout the Covid-19 response.
The centres will be delivered in Moranbah and Proserpine by private health provider Vanguard Health, and will operate seven days a week, and will run for an initial six months, with the opportunity to be extended.
Managed by Queensland Hospital and Health Services, and integrated with the Queensland health system to provide a doctor-led service with nursing support staff, the centres will be available for anyone in the community to get assessed and tested for Covid-19.