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Country communities to receive specialist stroke advice 24/7 02 October 2020 Around 700 people in rural Western Australia suffer from a new stroke every year, with regional Australians 19 per cent more likely to suffer a stroke than those living in metropolitan areas. Due to their geographical location, it is important that country residents have speedy and streamlined access to specialist stroke consultants. Understanding this, in 2015 the Department of Health partnered with the WA Country Health Service (WACHS) and metropolitan health service providers to establish the WA Acute TeleStroke Service to provide stroke patients with access to specialist consultants who are based in metropolitan tertiary hospitals. Since then, there has been a 400 per cent increase in country patients receiving access to clot retrieval treatment, with 37 patients in 2018/19. The WA TeleStroke Service will soon be expanded to operate 24/7 so that country communities and people liv... -
Port Hedland community forum: Patricia Oldendorff vessel outbreak response 29 September 2020 Join the Minister for Health, Hon. Roger Cook, Minister for Ports, Hon. Alannah MacTiernan, Chief Health Officer Dr Andy Robertson, WAMAT Mission Lead Dr Tudor Codreanu and WA Country Health Service Chief Executive Jeff Moffet for a community forum about theoutbreak aboard the Patricia Oldendorff. Date: Wednesday 30 September, 2020 Time: 5.00pm Where: Wanangkura Stadium, South Hedland In line with physical distancing measures, all attendees must be 2 metres away from others with numbers capped as a result. -
Second phase of forward works set to commence at Geraldton Health Campus 23 September 2020 The second phase of the forward works at the Geraldton Health Campus is set to commence on Thursday 24 September. Works include: • reconfigured main entry • new carpark and drop-off bay at the main entry • new ambulance entry into the Emergency Department. There will be no pedestrian or vehicle access from Shenton Street through to Milford Street to facilitate the works. Patients and visitors can continue to access parking on site via the Shenton Street entry. The Midwest Cancer Centre and Breastscreen WA van can only be accessed via the Milford Street entry. WA Country Health Service Regional Director Jeff Calver said the second phase was expected to be completed in January 2021. “We thank all patients, visitors and staff for their continued cooperation while the redevelopment of the Geraldton Health Campus progresses,” Mr Calver said. “I am also p... -
Broome eye clinic to deliver brighter outlook for Kimberley residents 21 September 2020 The State Government has committed $4.7 million to the first permanent resident Lions Outback Vision (LOV) eye clinic in the Kimberley. The funding will enable residents across the Kimberley to receive treatment and prevention services for serious eye diseases on country and close to home. The LOV Northwest Eye Hub will include ophthalmologists, optometrists, Aboriginal health workers and nurses to provide care for residents with cataracts, trachoma and glaucoma as well as those with low vision and permanent blindness. It will also provide screening and management of diabetic retinopathy, a serious disease responsible for 14 times’ greater incidence of vision loss for Aboriginal Australians than non-Aboriginal Australians. The clinic will provide outreach services to Derby, Fitzroy Crossing, Halls Creek, Kununurra, Wyndham and Warmun with specialists travelling from Broome to t... -
WA Country Health Service family member impacted by sepsis 14 September 2020 Sepsis is a global health crisis that can affect anyone, anywhere. In fact, one in every five deaths across the globe is associated with sepsis, yet many of us don’t know a lot about it or might still know it as ‘blood-poisoning’. WA Country Health Service Manager of Planning and Evaluation (currently working in the Wheatbelt) Nancy Bineham’s now fiancé Wes Hawkins has thankfully survived from severe sepsis which resulted in multi-organ failure, endocarditis and two mitral valve replacements (following the failure of the first attempt). Initially, Wes and Nancy both thought Wes was suffering from influenza. And even when Wes presented to hospital the doctors thought it may be meningococcal due to the spots on his feet and hands and placed him into an isolation room. It wasn’t until 24 hours later when his blood cultures came back did they learn it wa...
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17/04/2026