DON’T close Batemans Bay Emergency Department

21/08/2025

Finally some very welcome and logical news for our residents and visitors.
A Mayoral motion for next Tuesday Eurobodalla Shire Council meeting supporting our campaign (copy below) to keep our life saving ED opened 24/7 after the new hospital opens.
Anyone is welcome to attend from 11am next Tuesday to show your support. Our committee will speak in support of the motion

20/08/2025

Support continues for our campaign for common sense from all Eurobodalla towns. Here is just one example received;
“I live in Moruya and fully support Batemans Bay ED remaining….. I live 2 blocks from Moruya Hospital. My husband had a life threatening emergency 20.. . His life hung in the balance and time was critical. So yes, having an ED close is life saving. Narooma residents need more support as well. Our wonderful ambulance workers certainly fill the gaps…..they are amazing “
We support the new Level 4 hospital under construction and the added services but not as a trade off to close BBED - it will be playing Russian roulette with lives

17/08/2025

They will be remembered as the people who closed Batemans Bay Hospital Emergency Department robbing residents and visitors of this life saving service and NOT for working towards the new Level 4 Hospital
Yes, Michael Holland and his small group called One Eurobodalla Hospital Level 4 will not get the acknowledgment they expect for years of advocating for the new service
But instead they will be remembered as;
1. A group that didn’t properly consult the Batemans Bay community
2. Ignored NSW Health statistical information showing the greatest demand for ED triage is at Batemans Bay Hospital
3. Claim that it’s only a 20 minute travel for BBay residents and visitors to the new hospital when everyone knows it will be 30 to 90 minutes travel that will be the difference between life and death
4. Failed to get feedback and input from Batemans Bay Doctors, Nurses, Health Services, Specialists, Paramedics and Batemans Bay residents
It’s never to late to have the courage to admit a mistake and keep Batemans Bay Hospital ED open 24/7 (as 7 ED and 8 overflow beds) to support life and the new hospital

11/08/2025

Yet another example of the stupidity of a decision to possibly close Batemans Bay Hospital ED by persons it won’t affect
“I was on my way home from work and my son was driving as I wasn’t feeling well. Half way across the Bay bridge I died in the passenger seat, he turned around on the bridge and drove up to Batemans Bay Hospital emergency department blowing the horn on his car - staff came running out and gave me CPR. I was clinically dead for 23 minutes but they got me going. I’m here to tell the tale, if my son had to drive to Moruya (or wait for an ambulance ) I may as well been taken straight to the cemetery. I owe the Bay Hospital the biggest thing in life - life”

08/08/2025

Last night representatives of our committee attended NSW Southern District Health update presentation at Moruya Golf Club. A small attendance of about 20 person mostly made up of One Eurobodalla Hospital ghosts
The new Level 4 Hospital at Moruya is making good progress but still not one acknowledgment that Batemans Bay Doctors, Nurses, Health workers, residents and visitors don’t want Batemans Bay Hospital Emergency Department closed as a trade off. Potentially lives will be lost with this possible game of Russian roulette they want to play with our lives.
Politicians continue to ignore your 18,000 petition signatures including our local State Member Michael Holland with the Petition sitting somewhere in Ryan Park office with no interest or attention

05/08/2025

The Eurobodalla Regional Hospital and Batemans Bay Community Health project team will be out in the community hosting pop-up events to share the latest updates and chat with locals about the progress so far.

Come say hello and learn more about what’s ahead:

Tuesday 19 August
Batehaven - Beach Road at the intersection of Edward Street | 10:30am-12:30pm
Moruya - SAGE Market, Riverside Park Moruya | 3pm-5pm

Wednesday 20 August
Narooma - outside IGA, Princes Highway | 10:30am-12:30pm

We look forward to seeing you there!

If you can't make one of the pop-ups and would like to talk to a team member call 1300 391 949, email hi-eurobodallahospital@health.nsw.gov.au or visit

The NSW Government is investing $330 million to build a modern, sustainable hospital to support the needs of the Eurobodalla Shire, from Narooma to Batemans Bay.

03/08/2025

Real stories continue to flood in to our committee supporting the need to keep our Batemans Bay Hospital Emergency Department open -
“On a Monday night my mother was very unwell at the (local residential care facility) and it took 3 and a half hour to transport her. First phone call was 12.30 ambulance didn’t arrive, second phone call 2.30 was told the ambulance another half a hour. My husband and I went to Batemans Bay Hospital unknown to us the decision was made she be taken to Moruya Hospital. I received a phone call at 10 to 6 to go to Moruya. Sadly mum had passed. Hope this doesn’t happen to other families. This shows how vital it is to keep Batemans Bay Hospital Emergency Department open “

27/07/2025

It’s been a long time since our local State Member Michael Holland and our Federal Member Fiona Phillips have been spotted walking around the streets of Batemans Bay CBD talking to the locals and listening to our concerns………can you remember when???
Maybe, just maybe you might get the chance one day and if you do, make the time to ask them questions around their ongoing plans to close YOUR Batemans Bay Hospital Emergency Department and not only put lives at risk but be responsible for possible loss of life. As elected members, being paid by you, they should listening to the community.
We support the new Eurobodalla Level 4 Hospital at Moruya but not as a trade off to close our existing BBED facility - it’s called common sense

27/07/2025

Thank you residents and concerned visitors on all your likes, comments and support….the campaign for common sense continues.
Please remember to ALWAYS share our Posts to ensure we reach as big an audience as possible
Thanks

22/07/2025

Residents and visitors continue to share “real” situations where a life could have potentially been lost without a local Hospital ED
“For my family, most recent was my youngest daughter who we thought had meningococcal. I rushed her into town where she presented to Bay Hospital unresponsive, her organs had started shutting down. The Doctor phoned for a helicopter and said we didn’t have a minute to waste as they tried to stabilise her. After 30 minutes of what Doctors do she started to come good.
Chopper was canceled and Doctors last words were if we didn’t get her there in time we had, she wouldn’t be with us today. The time frame, those magical nurses and locum Doctor saved her life”
Our committee, community, visitors and 18,000 petition signatures support a Eurobodalla Level 4 Hospital but Batemans Bay Hospital ED MUST remain open to SAVE lives and support the new Hospital and Benefits including ICU………simple common sense that we hope wins

14/07/2025

Potentially how many lives could or would be lost if plans to close Batemans Bay Hospital ED go ahead ? Here is another true experience..
“One morning my husband woke at 4am to drive him to hospital as he was having a severe asthma attack. I drove him to the front door of BBED where thankfully a HASA saw me assisted me in getting my husband out of the car and into a wheelchair - he took him straight around to ED where (……..) was the nurse working. (D……… ) passed out and (…….)revived him. (. …….)was the nurse in charge and she told me that we were lucky as (………) had just made it. If I had called an ambulance he would have died before the ambulance got to our house.
In October last year (………) suffered from a stroke and again I rushed him to Batemans Bay hospital and the nursing staff and doctors were straight onto it. He had 2 blood clots, one on his brain and one in his neck.”
Question - will the decision makers start to listen to our community and make a common sense decision to keep Batemans Batemans Bay Hospital Emergency Department open 24/7 ??????
“We support the new Eurobodalla hospital at Moruya but not as a trade off to close this existing life saving service at Batemans Bay . Lives will potentially be lost if the ongoing stubbornness to ignore our community continues “

06/07/2025

Another real example . Do the people not living in Batemans Bay and who aren’t affected by there decision to potentially close our Hospital Emergency Department really care or understand stories of life saving incidents that occur regularly in 2536 ?
“In 2022 while I was on a day trip to the coast (we live in Canberra) when my son was 7 months old, he had an anaphylaxis episode to what we now know as peanuts while we were at a Cafe in Batemans Bay. Thankfully we were on a 5 minute drive to the local emergency department were my son could be treated immediately. The episode he had was so severe that his airways were almost completely closed by the time he got there, even though it had only been 10 minutes since he ingested peanut. I hate to think what could have happened if our closest option was Moruya hospital(we found out later there was only one ambulance in service that night). I don’t think an ambulance would have gotten there in time. Thankfully my son my a full recovery, thanks to the amazing team at Batemans Bay hospital and my son now carries an EpiPen “