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

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  • Animation shines a light on eating disorder awareness 23 October 2026 The Feelings about my body and eating screening tool animation was developed from two years of learning about how eating disorders can present and affect Aboriginal young people in the Kimberley.
  • a panel shows two blonde haired women in portrait, both are smiling and a third image shows the two women with a man in pharmacy uniform standing out the front of a pharmacy
    Celebrating our WA Health Excellence Awards finalists | EMPPATH 23 October 2026 The Essential Medications for Palliative Patients Accessing Treatment at Home (EMPPATH) model has been named a finalist in WA Health Excellence Awards 2026 in the Excellence in Research and Innovation Award category.
  • A room with three renal haemodialysis chairs and associated clinical equipment
    Renal dialysis unit expanded at Geraldton Health Campus 23 October 2026 The newly expanded renal dialysis unit at Geraldton Health Campus is now complete following a $2 million investment by the State Government.
  • A busy construction site sits next to a regional hospital fenced off from the car park
    New Pilbara Hospitals take step forward with contracts awarded 22 October 2026 The State Government is progressing new hospitals for Tom Price and Paraburdoo, awarding main works contracts to Cooper & Oxley as part of its record $5.5 billion health infrastructure pipeline.
  • Three women in scrubs stand around a piece of medical equipment smiling
    Connecting regional women with expert pregnancy care 19 October 2026 The State Government is backing an innovative virtual care project connecting women with high-risk pregnancies in the Kimberley to expert antenatal care closer to home.

More WACHS News

  • First patient using the K2 Infant Guardian foetal monitoring system
    WACHS rolls out state-of-the-art foetal monitoring system 21 July 2021 The WA Country Health Service (WACHS) is set to improve the patient experience for thousands of rural and regional expectant mums every year with the K2 Infant Guardian System being rolled out across its maternity sites.
  • Rodney Garlett Aboriginal Health Coordinator and Danika Tager Health Promotion Officer at Northam Health Service
    Augmented reality keeping culture at Northam Hospital 20 July 2021 WA Country Health Service (WACHS) is investigating how cutting-edge digital technology could improve Aboriginal people’s experience of healthcare at Northam Hospital by bringing culturally safe and appropriate communications straight to smart devices.
  • WA Country Health Service Mental Health Emergency Telehealth Service team.
    Mental Health Emergency Telehealth Service celebrates two years of successful operation 20 July 2021 Since its milestone first anniversary one year ago, the WA Country Health Service’s (WACHS) Mental Health Emergency Telehealth Service has expanded to provide support to additional sites across regional and remote WA and helped more country people receive care closer to home.
  • Dr Juliette Blackburn
    South West's first Emergency Medicine Diploma graduate bolstering other doctors' educations 20 July 2021 WA Country Health Service (WACHS) South West Dr Juliette Blackburn’s love of medicine and expanding her knowledge has spanned years and crossed continents and led her to become the first doctor in the South West to achieve a coveted Emergency Medicine Diploma (EMD).
  • Photographs of Albany Health Campus and Geraldton Health Campus side by side
    Improving aftercare for young regional people at risk of suicide 15 July 2021 WACHS Psychiatrist and clinical academic, Associate Professor Mathew Coleman has received funding from Suicide Prevention Australia as part of a collaborative effort to investigate how young people at risk of suicide can be better supported following contact with Emergency Departments.
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Last Updated: 17/04/2026
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