Western District Health Service is a Sub-Regional referral centre for primarily the Southern Grampians/Glenelg Shires providing a comprehensive range of Acute, Aged and Primary Health Services to a catchment population of around 37,000.
WDHS has a total of 96 Acute Beds, 170 Aged Care and 35 ILU’s with a total revenue budget of $44m.
In 2005/06 WDHS treated 6,840 inpatients and 59,965 outpatients, 4,512 accident and emergency patients, 217 babies were born in our Midwifery Unit and 2,950 operations were performed. We accommodated 152 high-care residents, 98 low-care residents, 135 respite residents and our occupancy rate in our aged care facilities was 98.85%. We serviced 25 CACPs clients.
WDHS is the largest employer in the region and employs over 700 people. Our campuses are located throughout the Western District of Victoria and include:
Hamilton Base Hospital
20 Foster Street
Hamilton VIC 3300
Tel: +61 3 5551 8222
Fax: +61 3 5571 9584
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Penshurst & District Health Service
146 Cobb Street
Penshurst VIC 3289
Tel: +61 3 5552 3000
Fax: +61 3 5576 5422 More...
Coleraine District Health Services
119 McKebery St, Coleraine
VIC 3315
Ph: +61 3 5553 2000
Fax: +61 3 5575 2312
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