State MPs Justin Clancy and Bill Tilley call border health needs round table next month

Health professionals actively campaigned in the recent Victorian and federal elections for the cross-border health service to receive a larger slice of the operational and capital improvements funding pie.

The date for the round table being organised by newly elected member for Albury Justin Clancy and re-elected member for Benambra Bill Tilley hasn't been locked in, but could be held as early as mid-June.

The round table has the backing of Albury Wodonga Health, which is bankrolled operationally by the two state governments.

"This is a great opportunity to have a comprehensive look at what an aspirational health service should look like for the longer term," AWH chairwoman Nicki Melville said.

She said border health facilities could be a big winner from the federal government's regional deal plan for Albury-Wodonga.

Border Medical Association contacted Farrer and Indi election candidates calling for an end to the present "piecemeal funding for add on services" and AWH to become a single campus tertiary referral centre for the region within a 10-15 year timeframe at a potential cost of $500 to $750 million.

BMA chairman Scott Giltrap wasn't aware of the round table when contacted.

But Mr Clancy, whose brother David is a border-based surgeon, said he and Mr Tilley were reaching out to border health representatives, federal MPs and mayors to "unify objectives".

Mr Tilley said the short-terms plans for AWH should be a springboard to the long term health needs for the service's catchment.

"With this in front of us we can explore the issues and alternatives more plainly and, with goodwill and a positive outlook, unite and commit to a direction that supports the best of our current facilities, upgrades outdated infrastructure," he said.