Upgrades to the rural station were one of the state government's election commitments and have seen the facility upgraded to a double branch station.

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Following the upgrades, the station will function 24-hours a day, seven days a week with rostered paramedic coverage.

Ambulance Tasmania chief executive Joe Acker said the station was renovated in 2021 and recently upgraded to a double branch station, which boasted more living space and new training facilities.

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He said as a double branch station, changes had been made to staff rosters, meaning paramedics would work day and night without an on-call period seeing improved rest time between shifts.

Mr Acker said Ambulance Tasmania had just come off the busiest period in the organisation's history, with about 300 daily contacts during March - up on the average of 260 daily contacts.

Health Minister Jeremy Rockliff said the increased capacity of the station would significantly boost ambulance resources in the rural community.

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Mr Rockliff said the development of the facility was part of the government's plan to improve health services in rural and remote areas.

"Since 2021, we have delivered an additional 48 paramedic positions across Tasmania," he said.

"This calendar year alone we have already welcomed 28 graduate paramedics and 6 casual patient transport officers, with 5 graduate and 1 qualified paramedic being inducted next month on full-time contracts."

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