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

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  • HEALTH ALERT: Protect yourself against extreme heat 03 December 2025 WA Country Health Service is advising people in the Pilbara – including Roebourne to prepare for extreme heat.
  • A composite photo of Raymond Cooke and wife Annie and the Broome Health Campus team, as well as a picture of the front of the hospital.
    Broome hospital team a lighthouse of hope for Sydney holidaymaker 02 December 2025 A grateful Sydneysider who developed serious health issues while holidaying on a cruise ship off Broome has heaped praise on hospital staff and paramedics, describing them as a “lighthouse of hope”.
  • New wave of skilled anaesthetic nurses across country WA 02 December 2025 WA Country Health Service is celebrating the graduation of its first cohort of anaesthetic nurses trained through the nationally endorsed AnaesAssist Academy program.
  • Two photos side by side, on the left a woman holds a certificate and flowers and smiles, on the right two women stand together in a kitchen one holds flowers, the other holds a certificate.
    Eastern Wheatbelt dream duo celebrate decades of service 01 December 2025 Two much-loved members of WA Country Health Service's Eastern Wheatbelt Primary Health Service (EWPHS) team have celebrated dual milestones after working together for more than three decades.
  • ‘What I was born to do’: Emma Medling on the joys of regional midwifery 28 November 2025 After a nearly decade-long hiatus, returning to the Kimberley was something of a homecoming for Clinical Midwife Manager Emma Medling.

More WACHS News

  • Former athlete turned doctor kickstarts his career back home 31 January 2025 Former basketball player Dr Jet Hunter has swapped the court for the clinic. Now one of WA Country Health Service’s newest medical interns, Jet is excited to start his medical career at Broome Health Campus.
  • HEALTH ALERT: Protect yourself against extreme heat 29 January 2025 Heatwave ADVICE - THREAT IS REDUCED for parts of the Goldfields, inland Pilbara and Midwest. Heatwave conditions are subsiding.
  • Mullewa Hospital redevelopment - tender for main works released with a sign announcing the upgrade in front of a building
    Milestone for Mullewa Hospital as main works tender released 29 January 2025 The tender for main works for the Mullewa Hospital redevelopment has been released to market.
  • New youth mental health service opens in Great Southern 28 January 2025 A $22 million mental health crisis care initiative has expanded to Albany and surrounding communities, with the Acute Care and Response Team (ACRT) launched today.
  • Maci smiling at the camera.
    Smiles all round for kids in the Central Great Southern 24 January 2025 Families in the Central Great Southern region are benefitting from a new children’s dental surgical service provided through WA Country Health Service (WACHS) and the Early Years Partnership (EYP) that relieves the need for families to travel to receive the care they need.
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Last Updated: 24/01/2024
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