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  • A computer generated rendering of a new hospital ward looking down from a bird's eye view, the building is long and white with windows along the side fronting a neat car park.
    Design and construct contract awarded for Meekatharra Hospital and Albany Health Campus 18 August 2026 The State Government has awarded Hutchinson Builders the design and construct contract for the $60 million, 32-bed Albany Health Campus expansion and the $73.4 million Meekatharra Hospital redevelopment.
  • WA Country Health Service Health Information Management team
    Health Information Management Week 2026 – Trusted information, smarter decisions, stronger communities 14 August 2026 This Health Information Management Awareness Week (17 – 23 August 2026), we’re shining the spotlight on our dedicated WA Country Health Service Health Information Management teams across our sites.
  • Lynne Mitchell takes country health outcomes to the next level four decades on 14 August 2026 With a background working across working across social work and population health, Carnarvon-based Senior Aboriginal Health Program Officer Lynne Mitchell is passionate about improving the lives of those in rural and remote WA.
  • Alex (patient) standing with three nurses next to Esperance Health Campus sign.
    Esperance Emergency Department staff praised for compassion and care 13 August 2026 Staff at Esperance Health Campus have been thanked for their kind and compassionate care.
  • A group of people at a presentation
    Light Up the Darkness 13 August 2026 Trigger warning: This article discusses suicide and the loss of loved ones.

More WACHS News

  • Congratulations to our finalists
    Congratulations to our finalists in the WA Health Excellence Awards 02 October 2024 Time and again we see WA Country Health Service staff recognised at the highest of levels and the 2024 WA Health Excellence Awards are no exception.
  • Runners provide neonatal equipment to Kalgoorlie and Collie 02 October 2024 Earlier this year brand-new Panda warmer and newborn resuscitation cots arrived at WA Country Health Service’s (WACHS) Collie Hospital and Kalgoorlie Health Campus, donated by Running for Premature Babies.
  • A Medical Imaging Technologist stands by an MRI with a patient ready to be scanned
    Tender for major regional health projects goes live 01 October 2024 A tender for five significant infrastructure projects aimed at bolstering health services in the Kimberley and Pilbara has been released on Tenders WA.
  • Bunbury Regional Hospital steps up to support expectant parents 27 September 2024 When expectant parents Teri and Josh Townley were impacted by St John of God Bunbury Hospital’s decision to cease maternity services, the team at the State Government-operated Bunbury Regional Hospital stepped up.
  • Goomalling aged care residents get crafty for Northam Farmer's Show 27 September 2024 Aged care residents at WA Country Health Service’s (WACHS) Goomalling Health Service Sunshine Home recently put their creative hats on and put together arts and crafts for the Northam Farmer’s Show.
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Last Updated: 17/04/2026
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