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  • Women with blonde hair and glasses standing in front of building entrance.
    WA Rural Health Excellence Awards finalist: Kim Tracey 04 February 2026 With more than three decades of experience under her belt - working in both tertiary and rural hospitals - nephrology specialist and diabetes educator Kim Tracey has always had a passion for helping others.
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    2026 WA Rural Health Excellence Awards finalist: Older Person Complex Care Team 02 February 2026 A small but mighty team providing a lifeline for vulnerable older people across the South West has been named a finalist in the 2026 WA Rural Health Excellence Awards.
  • 2026 WA Rural Health Excellence Awards finalist: Dr Lewis Weeda 30 January 2026 Roving Resident Medical Officer (RMO) Dr Lewis Weeda has been named among 17 WA Country Health Service finalists in the 2026 WA Rural Health Excellence Awards.
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    2026 WA Rural Health Excellence Awards finalist: Dr Connor Earnshaw 29 January 2026 From the golden paddocks of the Wheatbelt, to the crisp white sand of Cable Beach in Broome – Dr Connor Earnshaw has always had a passion for rural and remote Western Australia.
  • 2026 WA Rural Health Excellence Awards finalist: Dr Jacinta Cover 27 January 2026 Bunbury General Surgeon Dr Jacinta Cover has been named a finalist in the 2026 WA Rural Health Excellence Awards for her invaluable work in reshaping healthcare delivery in the South West.

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  • Staff show off the new kitchen built as part of the Wyalkatchem-Koorda Health Service redevelopment. Left to right; cook Chris Richardson, Health Service Manager Subin Daniel and kitchen assistant Therese Ryan.
    Wyalkatchem-Koorda health service upgrade on track 02 October 2017 The refurbishment of Wyalkatchem-Koorda Health Service is taking shape with the first two stages complete. Wheatbelt Regional Director Sean Conlan said construction started at the beginning of this year and was progressing according to plan. “The first stage of the refurbishment included a new kitchen, activity room for day therapy, and a communications room,” Mr Conlan said. “This is now complete and staff are working in the new kitchen. “The communications room accommodates more and better technology, including wireless data in a central fire-proof location.” The refurbishment’s second stage has also been completed, incorporating a fully assisted shower, new staff station incorporating digital X-ray processing equipment, and a new clean utility area for storing medications. “In the final stage of the refurbishment, upgrades will be made to the ...
  • Collie refurbishment: Wellington District Manager Lucy Murphy, Regional Director Kerry Winsor, Senior Project Officer Alan James, CNM Amber Hargans, Collie Preston MLA Michael Murray, WACHS CE Jeff Moffet, Aboriginal Elder James Khan, & DHAC Amanda Lovitt.
    Collie redevelopment celebrated 28 September 2017 The $7.8 million Collie Health Service redevelopment has officially opened and patients and staff are now benefitting from an upgraded emergency department, new reception and triage areas, and updated acute treatment areas. The construction began in March 2016 and was completed in three stages to allow the health service to continue to operate without interruption. The first stage of the refurbishment included the new administration area, refurbishments to the hospital entry and reception area, medical records room and outpatients loan equipment facilities. The second stage of the refurbishment included a staged emergency department refurbishment, a new reception and triage area, waiting room and three acute treatment bays. The final stage involved further refurbishments to the emergency department with two resuscitation bays, a treatment room, a clean utility/medication room, staff ...
  • L-R Architects Jeff Menkens, Natalie Busch and Toni Neck worked on the design for the new Karratha Health Campus
    Unique design for Karratha hospital 19 September 2017 The $207.15 million Karratha Health Campus will be the biggest investment in a public hospital ever undertaken in regional WA. WA Country Health Service Pilbara, Regional Director Margi Faulkner, said it is an exciting and complex project which has already attracted a lot of local attention. “We wanted to design a hospital that allows people to heal in an environment that is comforting and reduces stress and I think we have achieved that,” she said. “Health facilities attract a lot of attention and involve a high level of collaboration to ensure the design is affordable, sustainable and with flexibility to adapt to change over a 30–50 year life cycle.” Situated in remote Pilbara and facing extreme weather conditions, the hospital design was a unique challenge for the HASSELL design team working on the impressive building. “We wanted the community to en...
  • Second stage of Dalwallinu Health Service complete 28 August 2017 The refurbishment of the Dalwallinu Health Service is taking shape with the first two stages now complete. Wheatbelt Regional Director Sean Conlan said construction started at the beginning of this year and is progressing according to plan. “The second stage of the refurbishment included a new waiting room, a triage room, multipurpose consultation room and a new communications rooms,” Mr Conlan said. “The communications room accommodates increased technology, including wireless data and an upgraded phone system.” In the first stage of the refurbishment the emergency department received a new x-ray room, shower and toilet. In the final stage of the refurbishment, upgrades will be made to the kitchen, child health consultation room, patient bathrooms and staff workplaces. The redevelopment is part of the Southern Inland Health Initiative’s $300 million capital...
  • Left to right - Clinical nurse Debbi Young, Clinical Nurse Manager Annette Fookes and Clinical Nurse Patricia Keevers in the temporary emergency room at the Jurien Bay Health Centre.
    Jurien Bay Health Centre undergoing redevelopment 25 August 2017 As part of the Southern Inland Health Initiative administered by the WA Country Heath Service, the Jurien Bay Health Centre is undergoing an expansion and refurbishment. Wheatbelt Regional Director Sean Conlan said that thanks to the Southern Inland Health Initiative’s $300 million capital works project, Jurien Bay Health Centre is just one of many hospital and health centres to be upgraded. “ADCO Constructions won the tender for the works which began in January this year and the project is expected to take around a year to complete,” Mr Conlan said. “A great deal of the redevelopment has already been completed and includes a major extension to the outpatient care facilities including a new child health and outpatient treatment area, a new dental treatment area, roof works and improvements to the access road and additional parking.” Other completed areas of...
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Last Updated: 24/01/2024
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