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  • Woman in pink shirt on top of a large green hill looking out over the bushland and horizon.
    Oh, the places you’ll go with the Community Residency Program 20 July 2026 Resident Medical Officer Dr Ella Forkin began her journey in Kununurra as a medical student in 2022. She enjoyed her time so much that she came back for Kununurra for her second placement with the Community Residency Program.
  • Geraldton nurses upskill in preparation for hospital expansion 17 July 2026 Just minutes from some of the Midwest’s most pristine beachfronts, three of WA Country Health Service’s clinical nurses are shoring up their clinical skills ahead of the new services opening at Geraldton Health Campus.
  • Collie ED soars above – fast diagnosis and air transfer win applause 16 July 2026 When an early-morning patient presented to Collie Hospital experiencing concerning symptoms, the stellar Collie Emergency Department (ED) team leaped immediately into action.
  • Graphic image with orange backgrond and text that says 'Public health update: Whopping cough in the Great Southern. Make sure your vaccinations are up to date."
    Whooping cough cases increase in the Great Southern 15 July 2026 WA Country Health Service is continuing its response to an increase in whooping cough cases in the Great Southern, with public health teams working to manage the spread.
  • Highlighting What Matters to You 14 July 2026 WA Country Health Service staff are dedicated to providing patient-centred care to rural and remote communities, and built into the heart of that care is a simple question: What Matters to You?

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  • Nurse administers vaccine to seated patient
    Regional WA reaches milestone with 30,000 COVID-19 vaccines administered 17 June 2021 Regional Western Australians are rolling up their sleeves in record numbers. WA Country Health Service (WACHS) clinicians recently passed the 30,000 mark for COVID-19 vaccines administered.
  • First test patient in the Kalgoorlie Health Campus MRI
    MRI now available in the Goldfields for the first time 15 June 2021 Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) technology is available in the Goldfields region for the first time, with a 1.5 T Magnetom Sola MRI machine now fully operational at Kalgoorlie Health Campus.
  • Woman locks at phone screen featuring the My Baby WA app
    Pregnancy, birth and early parenting information now available across WA with new app 13 June 2021 The WA Country Health Service (WACHS), in partnership with the Health Consumers’ Council WA (HCC), have launched the My Baby WA app – providing pregnancy, birth and baby information to Western Australian parents at the touch of a button.
  • Clinicians in a ward with elderly patients and volunteers
    Warren-Blackwood residents invited to participate in South West health service planning workshops 11 June 2021 The WA Country Health Service (WACHS) is calling on the local Warren-Blackwood community to participate in workshops designed to help guide the future of health services in the area.
  • Staff member stands outside Donnybrook Hospital
    WA Country Health Service calls Donnybrook locals to make a difference to their health service 09 June 2021 The WA Country Health Service (WACHS) is inviting South West residents to a Community Café on Friday 18 June 2021, 9.30am to 12.00pm at the Donnybrook Football Club on Marmion Street to discuss health care delivery in the Shire of Donnybrook Balingup.
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Last Updated: 17/04/2026
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