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Danielle Grindlay | THE National Centre for Farmer Health will be put on the national agenda after a visit from shadow finance minister, Andrew Robb. Mr Robb met with Western District Health chief executive, Jim Fletcher, and other centre staff to discuss the centre’s funding crisis last week. “It was very positive, he certainly recognised the work of the centre,” Mr Fletcher said. “He was very interested in looking at options for looking forward and felt that there was potential for the national … Continue reading 0 Comments
Kristy McDonald | FEARS have been raised that public and private aged care providers will face tough times ahead in their struggle to battle Commonwealth Government funding changes. Already $500 million has been cut from the Aged Residential Care budget this year. Western … Continue reading 0 Comments
Danielle Grindlay | NATIONAL Centre for Farmer Health staff were expecting its work to be rolled out on a national and international level, but were instead devastated by the program’s scrapping from last week’s State Budget. Staff redundancies and eventual collapse looms, but … Continue reading 0 Comments
Kristy McDonald | THERE were great celebrations this week as public fundraising for completion of the Grange Aged Residential Care Service met its $2.2 million target. Western District Health Service (WDHS) chief executive, Jim Fletcher announced the news at the Gray St Grange … Continue reading 0 Comments
Wayne Drew | HAMILTON Base Hospital will undergo a $4.3 million upgrade to electrical services and redevelopment of the rehabilitation area. Western District firms, T. J. Coutts (electrical) and A. W. Nicolson Construction (building), have won the contracts. Both Federal and State Governments … Continue reading
Wayne Drew | THE public dental waiting time for adults in the Hamilton area has reduced from about 33 months to 14 months and is anticipated to be around 16 to 17 months at the end of June this year. Western District Health … Continue reading
Rex Martinich | THE WDHS has denied claims by the Australian Nurses Federation (ANF) that two beds at the Hamilton Base Hospital have been closed by the State Government. The ANF released the results of a statewide audit of public hospital beds as … Continue reading
Lisa Cameron | AN 83-year-old female driver was under observation in the Hamilton Base Hospital following a single vehicle accident in Abbott St, Hamilton on Thursday. Hamilton Police Leading Senior Constable, Darren Sadler said it appeared that the driver’s vehicle hit a parked … Continue reading
Kristy McDonald | WESTERN District Health Service has confirmed the majority of its linen services will be outsourced to Warrnambool from July 1, next year. WDHS chief executive, Jim Fletcher said the restructure was the result of agreement with South West Healthcare, to … Continue reading
Wayne Drew | CHRISTMAS has come early for the Penshurst campus of Western District Health Service. Long-term resident and well known Penshurst identity, Leo (Sandy) O’Brien, has donated $418,657.67 to the health service. Mr O’Brien, 82, has lived in Penshurst all his life, … Continue reading
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