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

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  • Plenty of perks on offer for country Midwives 27 June 2025 It’s no secret country Midwives have one of the most fulfilling jobs going around, but many of the opportunities and benefits that come with the role can sometimes be overlooked.
  • Ugarla nganhu buujungga nyinamarda by Leeann Kelly-Pedersen 23 June 2025 This painting is about the magnificent breath-taking lands of the Gascoyne and the local Aboriginal tribes that inhabit this region, cultural connections with the land and the waters of the Gascoyne River and Indian Ocean.
  • A rural rotation that changed everything for Dr Teegan McQuinn 23 June 2025 For Resident Medical Officer (RMO) Dr Teegan McQuinn, ten weeks in Kununurra through the WA Country Health Service Community Residency Program (CRP) offered far more than any usual placement.
  • Dr Jessica Kopec’s journey as a Medical Education Registrar 18 June 2025 WA Country Health Service Dr Jessica Kopec is a Medical Education Registrar with a deep personal and professional connection to country WA.
  • Geraldton Health Campus redevelopment reaches Stage Two milestone 13 June 2025 Main works on the $188 million Geraldton Health Campus redevelopment have reached another important milestone, with the State Government’s acceptance of the Stage Two offer.

More WACHS News

  • Peggy Crane Beverley Hospital aged care resident
    Distance and transport difficulties no match for collaborative Wheatbelt health teams 18 January 2022 More than 100 kilometres plus the need for wheelchair and hoist appropriate transport were separating Beverley Hospital aged care resident Margaret “Peggy” Crane from her sister’s funeral, so WA Country Health Service (WAHCS) staff went above and beyond to meet the challenge.
  • Young boy uses hand sanitiser
    Wash, rinse, repeat 15 January 2022 Regular and thorough handwashing is one of the easiest and most effective ways we can help stop the spread of viruses like COVID-19. Clean hands can stop germs from spreading from one person to another.
  • Brunswick Show COVID-19 vaccination team.
    300,000 COVID-19 vaccines administered in country WA since March 13 January 2022 The WA Country Health Service (WACHS) has reported last week as its busiest week of COVID-19 vaccinations since the pandemic began, administering a staggering 300,000 doses across rural and remote Western Australia since March 2021.
  • Graphic: Get your COVID kit ready with cartoon thermometer, mask, medication, gloves and clipboard
    Get COVID-ready 12 January 2022 There’s lots you can do now to help prepare for a rise in cases of COVID-19 across WA.
  • One picture of nine year old Jake Millar riding on his bike and a second picture of Jake with his parents and younger brother.
    Albany paediatric team helps put Jake on a healthier path 10 January 2022 Albany nine-year-old Jake Millar is just one of the local children benefitting from an increase in service capability from the WA Country Health Service (WACHS) Great Southern paediatric service.
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Last Updated: 24/01/2024
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