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Find out about the latest news and developments from around our health service.

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  • Showcasing our Pause the Plastic champions 21 August 2025 From recycling oxygen masks to injecting new life into used syringes, country health teams have stepped up for our Pause the Plastic campaign.
  • A crane lifts a large piece of the Central Energy Plant into place at the Geraldton Health Campus redevelopment site
    Geraldton Health Campus powers ahead with energy module installation 13 August 2025 The redevelopment of Geraldton Health Campus has reached a new milestone with four central energy plant modules now installed on site.
  • WA innovation brings specialist maternity ultrasound care to country communities 01 August 2025 An innovative WA Country Health Service project is aiming to improve access to timely, expert antenatal care for women with high-risk pregnancies in the Kimberley and Pilbara.
  • Appendicitis study to improve variation in diagnosis and management 25 July 2025 Bunbury General Surgeon Dr Tina Dilevska is bringing a rural perspective to a major international study that aims to improve surgical outcomes for appendicitis patients.
  • Clear heads prevail thanks to Yurla Biriny Wangga project 25 July 2025 Young Aboriginal men in WA’s Midwest are benefitting from a culturally secure yarning program that’s tackling common challenges around mental, physical, emotional and spiritual health.

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  • Emergency Telehealth Service photo
    Emergency Telehealth Service fuelled by more than chocolate over Easter with busiest day recorded for 2019 26 April 2019 The Emergency Telehealth Service was busier than the Easter Bunny over the long weekend (Friday 19 to Monday 22 April 2019) with 292 country patients receiving specialist health care via videoconferencing technology. The WA Country Health Service’s Medical Lead, Dr Andrew Jamieson, said there were 83 people using the Emergency Telehealth Service on Saturday alone, making it the one of the busiest days in the history of the service. “Saturday was the busiest day for 2019 with the most common emergency presentations doctors diagnosed through the Emergency Telehealth Service being injuries such as sprains, fractures and burns. This was followed by digestive issues including gastritis and respiratory conditions including asthma,” Dr Jamieson said. “We often see a spike in the use of the Emergency Telehealth Service over the holiday periods such as Easter and Christmas...
  • L-R - Anita Marzocchi, CHSP coordinator, Michelle Bauer HSM/DON, Marlene Willson (Beverley artist) and Larissa Atkinson, LHAG member.
    Partnerships lead to picture perfect Beverley health care 12 April 2019 Beverley Health Service has received a colourful makeover from local artist Marlene Willson following a partnership between the health service and the Local Health Advisory Group. The partnership began with Michelle Bauer, Health Service Manager at Beverley Health Service, asking the Local Health Advisory Group how they could use art to make the hospital more welcoming and promote local residents in their artistic pursuits. Local artist Marlene Willson was recommended to liven up the walls of the hospital. There are now 13 large, colourful paintings hanging throughout Beverley Health Service, including a lotus flower scene which the staff placed outside the palliative care ward so that patients can see it from their beds. “The artwork has made such a difference to the hospital. It’s made it more homely for our five permanent care residents and helped us to move away from bein...
  • Angela McCormack (Registered Nurse) and Pia Grundy (Registered Nurse) with Geraldton Renal Dialysis Unit patient Derek Councillor.
    Geraldton’s renal services provide Derek with more time with grandkids 09 April 2019 The WA Country Health Service’s Geraldton Renal Dialysis Unit facilitates 108 haemodialysis treatments every week for patients with Chronic Kidney Disease, making this week’s Kidney Health Week (8-14 April 2019) an important date for country WA to mark in their calendars. Derek Councillor is a Geraldton local with kidney disease who has been receiving haemodialysis treatments since December 2018. “I receive treatments three times a week to clean the toxins from my body – it helps do what my kidneys used to do,” Mr Councillor said. “The Geraldton Renal Dialysis Unit staff are ten out of ten. “They treat everyone equally - they care about their patients and listen to their wants and needs. I feel 100 per cent confident to ask questions,” he added. Mr Councillor said he was very pleased to be able to receive the care he needs in his home town,...
  • Busselton resident Heather Burking enjoying her garden after recovering from a stroke
    First class rehab service is helping South West patients get back on their feet faster 08 April 2019 Patients recovering from a stroke or orthopaedic surgery can now access more specialised rehabilitation treatment closer to home thanks to a new program. The program involves a cohesive service across the region, with a specialist stroke rehabilitation service at Bunbury Hospital and a specialist orthopaedic rehabilitation service at Busselton Health Campus (BHC). The WA Country Health Service’s Jo Moore said the new model of care for rehab includes better access to technological support and less need to transfer patients to Perth. Ms Moore said while some patients may need to travel to Busselton or Bunbury depending on which treatment they need to access, this was a more convenient and cheaper option for most patients compared to travelling to Perth. “The new rehab program offers a range of benefits to patients such as greater expertise within the rehab teams which are led b...
  • Aboriginal artists with WACHS Regional Director South West Kerry Winsor (far left) and WACHS staff Debbie Easther and Glenda Humphries (far right).
    Bunbury's artistic approach to breaking down barriers and building cultural respect wins praise 04 April 2019 The launch of an Aboriginal art trail at Bunbury Hospital has won universal praise as a positive and innovative way to influence culture and build respect. The trail which includes a mix of 14 paintings and murals positioned throughout the hospital was officially launched today by WA Country Health Service Chief Executive Jeff Moffett. Aboriginal Mental Health Coordinator Glenda Humphries, who developed the trail, described it as a truly collaborative community project, which involved 10 Aboriginal artists who have produced the work. Ms Humphries said the trail started from a small painting in the mental health community clinic but expanded as interest in and support for the project grew. “The aim was to make our people feel more comfortable and less intimidated by the clinical feel of the hospital,” said Ms Humphries. She said the art around the hospital was proving to be po...
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