Bathurst Cardiology’s grand plans for growth – Western Advocate

If plans before council are approved it will mean a wider range of specialist medical services.

PLANS: Bathurst Cardiology's current location at 147 Bentinck Street, Bathurst. Photo: PHIL BLATCH 022517pbparkin2

PLANS: A development application for a new medical and cardiology centre has been put to council for a vacant block at 147 Bentinck Street, Bathurst. Photo: PHIL BLATCH 022517pbparkin1

PLANS: An artist's impression of the new medical and cardiology centre to be constructed on a vacant block at 147 Bentinck Street, Bathurst. 022617da3

PLANS: An artist's impression of the new medical and cardiology centre to be constructed on a vacant block at 147 Bentinck Street, Bathurst. 022617da1

PLANS: An artist's impression of the new medical and cardiology centre to be constructed on a vacant block at 147 Bentinck Street, Bathurst. 022617da2

SPECIALIST medical services in the Bathurst central business district could soon be increased if plans before council are approved.

A development application for a $500,000 medical centre, specialising in cardiology, is being considered by Bathurst Regional Council.

Cardiologist Dr Ray Parkin has lodged the plans with council, and if approved, it will see his premises move from Bentinck Street to185 Durham Street, at the corner of Peel Street.

Dr Parkin said after 10 years at his current location it was time to move.

Bathurst Cardiologyis growing and the current premises are getting too small, he said.

Im keen to expand cardiology services and get more cardiologists out there.

The new premises will be three times the size of the current one.

Dr Parkin said if the development application (DA) is approvedit will allow more specialist medical services practitioners to come to Bathurst.

Id like to attract other specialists to Bathurst, and there will be consulting rooms [in the new premises], he said.

Bathurst is the fastest growing inland country town and theres a lot of specialist services in Orange that we dont have here.

Bathurst is the fastest growing inland country town and theres a lot of specialist services in Orange that we dont have here. - Bathurst cardiologist Dr Ray Parkin

We dont have a neurologist or an endocrinologists or a respiratory physician.

The DA shows that inside the centrethere will be seven consultation rooms along withspecialist rooms forexercise tests, echocardiography andpulmonary function tests.

Entry to the centre will be via Peel Street, with all vehicles to ext onto Durham Street.

Dr Parkin said construction is due to commence in April with Bathurst Cardiology to move into its new premises by the end of the year.

It will have all the latest equipment for staff and customers, he said.

There will be more parking available, bigger rooms, bigger facilities and it will be more modern.

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