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Busy year for country hospitals and health services 21 December 2017 From nursing posts and outreach services, to child health clinics and bustling regional hospitals, WA Country Health Service (WACHS) plays an integral role in country life. With approximately 972,000 outpatient appointments, over 300,000 emergency visits, just under 4,700 births and more than 139,000 acute hospital admissions, it’s been a particularly busy year for country hospitals and health services. WA Country Health Service Board Chair Professor Neale Fong said 2017 had been a very full and productive year for WACHS and there have been many significant achievements to celebrate and initiatives of which to feel immensely proud. “It is the season to reflect on our success. This year there has been an increased focus on safety, quality and clinical performance, development of strategies in key priority areas and strengthened partnerships with other Government and non-Govern... -
A year in the making at Karratha Health Campus 11 December 2017 Thousands of photographs have been merged to show a year of building work on the new Karratha Health Campus – in just over four minutes. The remarkable time lapse video uses more than 4000 images taken throughout the year to create a stunning visual. The high speed footage shows huge cranes manoeuvring sections of concrete into place piece by piece as the building starts to take shape. The images, taken through both night and day, show the level of work that has gone into the construction of the two-storey, 13,000 square metre building since footage began in October last year. WA Country Health Service Chief Executive Jeff Moffet said there were few things more complex to build than a new hospital. “Getting a new hospital up and running isn’t as simple as opening its doors. It’s a massive operation, years in the making which this footage clearly shows,” he s... -
New ED open at Goomalling Health Service 11 December 2017 The new emergency department at the Goomalling Health Service is now open. The emergency department is located to the left of the main entrance and is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Wheatbelt Regional Director Sean Conlan said the new emergency department was clearly signposted. “Visitors and people attending outpatient appointments should continue to use the main entrance,” he said. “The temporary emergency department has now reverted back to a consultation room.” The refurbishment of the Goomalling Health Service is part of WACHS’s $300 million capital works program to improve capital infrastructure in 37 towns across the Wheatbelt, Great Southern, Midwest and South West regions. For further information, contact Acting Health Service Manager Michelle Madden on 9629 0100 or Redevelopment Project Officer Emma Birch on 9621 7807 or email Emma.Birch@h...
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Pingelly Health Centre reaches lock-up 06 December 2017 The new $8.8 million Pingelly Health Centre, which is due to replace the Pingelly Hospital, has reached lock-up stage. WA Country Health Service Wheatbelt Regional Director Sean Conlan said the building was on track to be completed by March 2018 and that staff should move into the new premises in April. “Builders are now focused on finishing the inside of the building, so flooring, cabinetry, electrical fit out, fixtures and equipment will be installed next,” Mr Conlan said. The Pingelly Health Centre will be the first of its kind in the Wheatbelt. The centre will reflect a change in the way health is delivered, replacing the hospital-based model, which offered limited in-patient care, and will instead focus on providing more primary health initiatives that keep people well, in the community and out of hospital. “The focus of the health centre will be the promotion of g... -
Midwife practice delivers first birth to Northam 20 November 2017 Northam Hospital has seen its first birth since 2015 after the new Wheatbelt Midwifery Group Practice (MGP) began on 1 November this year. Liz Osborne gave birth to a bouncing baby boy, Thomas John, in the re-opened maternity unit at 9.25am on 11 November with the support of midwives Marie Hill and Judi Turner. Under the midwifery-led program, four experienced midwives based at the hospital support women without any pregnancy complications for birth and with antenatal and postnatal care, in collaboration with GPs where required. Women with pregnancy complications are required to birth at a metropolitan hospital but the MGP will provide their antenatal and postnatal care in collaboration with their metropolitan maternity service. The midwives, who have more than 100 years of experience between them, are hoping to birth 20 babies at Northam this financial year. Mum-of-three Liz, from North...
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