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

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  • Shining a spotlight on Women's Health Week 05 September 2024 WA Country Health Service (WACHS) is celebrating Women’s Health Week 2 – 6 September. This year’s theme is Your voice. Your choice.
  • South West midwives bring positive birthing to Bridgetown and Manjimup 05 September 2024 WA Country Health Service’s Warren Health Service is launching the Positive Birth Program for expectant Bridgetown and Manjimup families from mid-September.
  • Country health the first to mark 5000 Care Opinion stories 30 August 2024 WA Country Health Service (WACHS) is celebrating an impressive milestone – 5000 Care Opinion stories shared.
  • Builders pour concrete as part of Geraldton Health Campus redevelopment
    Geraldton Health Campus redevelopment takes shape 30 August 2024 The Geraldton Health Campus redevelopment is taking shape with earthworks nearing completion, and the first concrete footings poured as part of a $166 million investment to futureproof healthcare in the Midwest.
  • State-of-the-art security hub nominated for excellence 29 August 2024 WA Country Health Service’s virtual security hub has been named a finalist in the 2024 Work Health and Safety Excellence Awards.

More WACHS News

  • Patient Assisted Travel Scheme (PATS) officer Zahirah
    Midwest Patient Assisted Travel Scheme officer goes extra mile for community 15 August 2022 The Midwest community has praised a Patient Assisted Travel Scheme (PATS) officer Zahirah for her willingness to go above and beyond in her dedication to patient care.
  • Quick treatment saves Bunbury grandfather's life after stroke 11 August 2022 Fear struck Bunbury’s Michael Hepburn when he suddenly had the inability to speak. When the left side of his face started to droop, his wife Hannelore noticed, and the realisation started to kick-in – this is a stroke.
  • Important update to COVID-19 measures 10 August 2022 As COVID cases decrease across Western Australia (WA), the System Alert and Response (SAR) level will move to a new “Blue” alert level from 15 August 2022.
  • Midwest Aged Care Nurse Practitioner Emma Metcalfe-Nash
    Thanks For Caring this Aged Care Employee Day 05 August 2022 Sunday 7 August is Aged Care Employee Day, a national day to acknowledge their tireless work and the profound impact they have on their patients and loved ones.
  • Two nurses in scrubs
    Wheatbelt specialty program allows nurses to follow their passions 05 August 2022 Thanks to a new innovative Wheatbelt education program, newly qualified Registered Nurses are being given access to 12-months of hands on supported experience in specialty healthcare programs.
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Last Updated: 24/01/2024
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