Wesfarmers Health opens new Fulfilment Centre in Brisbane

Wesfarmers Well being has celebrated its new state-of-the-art Fulfilment Centre in Brisbane, with Federal Treasurer and Member for Rankin Hon Dr Jim Chalmers MP formally opening the location in Berrinba on Tuesday, April 1.

The Brisbane Fulfilment Centre will course of and distribute over a million items of PBS medicines and different gadgets to group pharmacies in Queensland and past each week. Designed with effectivity and sustainability in thoughts, the location options cutting-edge warehouse expertise and operates on 100% renewable vitality.

Doug Swan, the Government Basic Supervisor of Wesfarmers Well being’s Wholesale and Pharmacy Providers enterprise, API, mentioned the brand new Fulfilment Centre is a significant funding to help extra accessible and inexpensive well being take care of Australian sufferers.

“Entry to medicines is exclusive within the Australian well being system as a result of these residing in regional and distant areas obtain precisely the identical service, on the identical value, as these in huge cities.

“We’re proud to open this new facility that may guarantee group pharmacies from Coffs Harbour to Weipa and inland to Mount Isa can present their sufferers with the important medicines they want inside 24-hours of ordering them.

Surrounded by crew members on the Berrinba facility, Treasurer Jim Chalmers mentioned the Albanese Authorities was investing in cheaper medicines and continuity of provide for the good thing about sufferers throughout Australia.

“It’s centres like these that guarantee important medicines get the place they’re wanted rapidly proper throughout Queensland and the nation.

“Making certain Australians have entry to cheaper medicines is among the most essential methods the Albanese Authorities helps folks with the price of residing.”