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

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  • Country interns among the best in the Rural Health Excellence Awards 27 January 2023 Passion and dedication have seen three of WA Country Health Service’s (WACHS) Junior Doctors shortlisted in the WA Rural Health Excellence Awards for 2023.
  • Mosquito-borne disease risk in the Goldfields-Esperance and Great Southern regions 20 January 2023 WA Country Health Service (WACHS) is urging communities in the Goldfields-Esperance and Great Southern regions to protect themselves against mosquito-borne diseases.
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    WA Country Health Service shines bright in Rural Health Excellence Awards with 19 finalists 18 January 2023 More than 30 health professionals and teams have been shortlisted from over 130 nominations for this year’s WA Rural Health Excellence Awards – including 19 WA Country Health Service (WACHS) finalists.
  • Midwest a stroke of genius in healthcare awards 13 January 2023 The WA Country Health Service’s (WACHS) Midwest Admitted Stroke Telerehabilitation project has been highly commended in the Australian Council on Healthcare Standards (ACHS) Awards.
  • WA Country Health Service welcomes new generation of medical interns to regional and rural WA 11 January 2023 WA Country Health Service (WACHS) has welcomed a record number of new doctors to rural and regional Western Australia

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  • Pictured: WANMEA Nurse of the year winner Brett Hayes with the Minister for Health Roger Cook and Ms Meredith Walker from the WA Nurses Memorial Charitable Trust.
    Winner in the Wheatbelt: Local named Nurse of the Year 14 May 2018 A York man has taken out the top gong at the Western Australian Nursing and Midwifery Awards at the weekend. Brett Hayes, a Nurse Manager with the WA Country Health Service (WACHS), was acknowledged for his specialist work in palliative care and named the Western Australia’s Nurse of the Year. Mr Hayes, who works exclusively in the Wheatbelt region, has been a nurse for 10 years and originally commenced his career in the city. “There is quite a contrast between metropolitan and regional nursing,” Mr Hayes said. “Here, we’re encouraged to think innovatively and given freedom to explore new ideas,” he added. Referencing his work in bringing telehealth into the homes of patients in the Wheatbelt, Mr Hayes said listening to patients and their families had been fundamental to project development. “We’re very good at problem solving here in the c...
  • An example of the quandong screening
    Local artists selected for new cancer hostel 07 May 2018 Five local artists have been selected to provide artwork at the new Midwest Cancer Hostel. The artwork comprises paintings and photographic canvases which will adorn the walls of the hostel as well as screening to separate the onsite car park and communal garden areas. The $1.38 million Midwest Cancer Hostel is on track for completion next month and will include seven double rooms providing accommodation for cancer patients and their carers from outlying remote communities, to enable access to cancer treatment and/or specialist cancer services closer to home. The hostel is being constructed by the WA Country Health Service as part of funding totalling $5.48 million provided by the Australian Government’s Health and Hospitals Fund (HHF) which included $4.1 million for the Midwest Cancer Centre that opened in November 2016. Pictured below is an example of the screening which depicts ...
  • A ribbon was cut to mark the opening of the new emergency department and outpatient facilities at Katanning Health Service.
    Emergency department and outpatient facilities opened 26 April 2018 Agricultural Region MLC Darren West represented Health Minister Roger Cook today to officially open the main build component of the Katanning Health Service, which is undergoing a major redevelopment. The redevelopment is part of a $300 million capital works program that is improving healthcare infrastructure in 37 towns across the Wheatbelt, Great Southern, Mid-West and South-West regions. To read the full statement, visit theMinisterial website.
  • From left to right: Anna Kujundzic, Lorraine Tucker, Jeanne Lawler, Linda Richardson-Varley (Senior Podiatrist), Vicki O’Neill (Wound care Nurse) and Lyn Butler (Wound care Nurse).
    Auxiliary camera donation focuses on Northam Hospital 03 April 2018 The tireless efforts of the Northam Hospital Ladies Auxiliary have been brought into focus with the donation of a state-of-the-art wound camera. The Silhouette Star wound camera with accompanying trolley and laptop is valued at almost $10,000 and will be used to treat patients across the Wheatbelt region attending the wound clinic with complex and chronic wounds. Wound clinic staff are extremely excited to receive the donation and are currently undergoing training with the equipment. The new camera will also be available for use in the podiatry department, ED and patient ward. The camera’s lasers and lights are able to measure wound depth, width and length reducing the risk of contamination and produces vital information to assess the status of wound healing. This method is more accurate especially when measuring irregular shaped wounds. Auxiliary members volunteer their time worki...
  • The new Midwest Cancer Hostel is under construction
    Midwest cancer patients will be at home with new hostel 03 April 2018 The Midwest Cancer Hostel will provide rural communities with access to the health services they need, as close to home as possible, when it opens its doors later this year. WA Country Health Service’s Acting Regional Director Midwest, Karen Street, said the hostel was an important development for the region, which will enable people to live as part of their community while also receiving the support and treatment they require. “A cancer journey can be long and arduous; more an uphill trek than an actual journey. “Providing health services as close to home as possible is an important step in the health and wellbeing of our rural communities and the hostel is closely located behind the recently completed Midwest Cancer Centre to ensure patients are near to their treatment facilities. “With seven double rooms, the accommodation is great news for not only the people ...
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Last Updated: 14/07/2021
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