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  • Boddington Hospital is closed due to a bushfire in the area
    Boddington Hospital closed 25 December 2025 Boddington Hospital is closed due to a bushfire in the area
  • Country health staff take the stage for Rheumatic Heart Disease 23 December 2025 WA Country Health Service’s Sharon Lockyer and Dr James Marangou recently took to the Philips Echo Focus Event stage to give a presentation about the impacts, improvements, and milestones reached in tackling Rheumatic Heart Disease (RHD) in country WA.
  • HEALTH ALERT: Protect yourself against extreme heat 20 December 2025 Update as at Monday 22 December 2025, 14:48pm: Heatwave Advice - THREAT IS REDUCED. Heatwave conditions have now passed.
  • Graphic tile with text 'country WA to prepare for heatwaves' with an icon of a sun and thermometer.
    Keep safe this heatwave season 19 December 2025 WA Country Health Service is encouraging country communities to be prepared and keep safe this heatwave season.
  • Dr Jaye Martin accepting award.
    Dr Jaye Martin awarded RACP Medal for Clinical Service in Rural and Remote Areas 18 December 2025 Kununurra-based Consultant Physician Dr Jaye Martin has been honoured by her peers with a prestigious award for decades of outstanding service in country WA.

More WACHS News

  • Celebrating 50 years of Mullewa’s Bev Crudeli 16 December 2025 Mullewa Health Centre recently celebrated Registered Nurse Beverley (Bev) Crudeli reaching an impressive milestone - 50 years working at WA Country Health Service.
  • Broome work experience staff
    Broome Health Campus welcomes record intake of work experience students 12 December 2025 Broome Health Campus staff are inspiring the next generation of country health professionals, with a record number of local students kicking off a multidisciplinary work experience program this week
  • Rural Health West extends Live and Work in Rural WA competition 12 December 2025 Calling all country health professionals and students—Rural Health West has extended its Live and Work in Rural WA video competition, with more cash up for grabs and extra time to get your entries in.
  • A dark haired woman smiles, stanidng in a busy hospital corridor
    Innovative swallowing diagnostic service now available for Midwest residents 11 December 2025 Midwest residents living with dysphagia (swallowing difficulties) can now access advanced diagnostic assessments thanks to an innovative partnership made possible through virtual care technology.
  • Finalists announced for 2026 WA Rural Health Excellence Awards
    Finalists announced for 2026 WA Rural Health Excellence Awards 10 December 2025 From inspiring leaders to rising stars, 33 of WA’s finest rural health professionals and teams have been named finalists for the 2026 WA Rural Health Excellence Awards.
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Last Updated: 24/01/2024
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