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  • Girl playing a game with a clinician
    $1 million boost to accelerate elimination of rheumatic heart disease in Western Australia 09 June 2026 Efforts to eliminate rheumatic heart disease (RHD) have been significantly strengthened, with a $1 million grant awarded through the Future Health Research and Innovation Fund (FHRI) Spotlight Program.
  • A young woman stands between two men in an academic gown smiling holding an award. Another woman stand to their left also smiling.
    Pilbara's Chantelle wins Prestigious National Recognition for Academic Excellence 08 June 2026 WA Country Health Service Pilbara Director Strategy, Change and Service Development Chantelle Pears is no stranger to accolades.
  • Two clinicians in scrubs in an office environment
    Bunbury high-risk foot care team kicking goals for patients in the South West 05 June 2026 The Interdisciplinary High Risk Foot Service (iHRFS) at Bunbury Regional Hospital (BRH) is kicking goals for patients in the South West living with diabetes-related foot conditions.
  • Honourable mention for Doffitha puts country perioperative nursing care front and centre 05 June 2026 Congratulations Perioperative Clinical Nurse Manager Doffitha Mathew, who has received an honourable mention in the poster category at the Australian College of Perioperative Nurses (ACORN) 2026 International Conference, held 14 – 16 May 2026 in Brisbane.
  • Healing Steps: Putting our best for forward for Aboriginal people living with diabetes-related foot disease 05 June 2026 A new Kimberley-based research project has highlighted opportunities to strengthen culturally safe care for Aboriginal people in the Kimberley who are living with diabetes related foot disease (DFD).

More WACHS News

  • Two project leads hold up award plaque
    Kimberley virtual Ear Nose and Throat service awarded gold for innovation 13 December 2021 TeleENT was awarded Best Practice in Innovation at the Institute of Public Administration Western Australia Achievement Awards 202.
  • Staff stand in front of whiteboards with planning documents
    Bunbury redevelopment focuses on a greener, more sustainable future 10 December 2021 The WA Country Health Service is progressing a $200.1 million capital redevelopment of the Bunbury Regional Hospital to ensure South West residents have access to a contemporary facility that meets their growing needs.
  • Consultant physician builds a life in the Goldfields 10 December 2021 Dr Sean George is a Consultant Physician in General Medicine and the Director of Medicine at the WA Country Health Service Goldfields.
  • Health Minister Roger Cook and WACHS Board Chair Dr Neale Fong are shown the new CT scanner at Carnarvon Health Campus. In a second photo, Health Minister Roger COok and Mining and Pastoral Region MLC Kyle McGinn stand beside the new CT scanner.
    Carnarvon equipped with the latest CT scanning technology 07 December 2021 The WA Country Health Service (WACHS) has installed a brand new, high quality Computed Tomography (TC) scanner at Carnarvon Health Campus.
  • Three photos depicting Gnullingoo Mia Residential Care opening ceremony with Health Minister Roger Cook, WACHS Board Chair Dr Neale Fong and residents.
    WA Country Health Service unveils Carnarvon's $19.9 million Gnullingoo Mia Residential Care 07 December 2021 Health Minister Roger Cook has officially opened Carnarvon’s $19.9 million Gnullingoo Mia residential aged and palliative care facility.
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Last Updated: 17/04/2026
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