Ambulance - 000

An ambulance is based in Dowerin
Ph: 000

Home and Community Care - Community Health Centre

Providing care for the frail and young disabled people to remain in their own home - domestic assistance, home maintenance, social support, personal care, transport, day-care, meals-on-wheels.

Community care nursing - visiting the elderly and persons recovering from illness in their own home. Provides first line first aid and liase with other health professionals.

PH:  08 9631 1060

Doctors

The doctor from Wyalkatchem visits every Tuesday afternoon from 2-00pm,    

PH: 9681 1300;  

Goomalling Health Service

Forrest Street, Goomalling 6460 (12 minutes or 22 km).
Ph: 08 9629 0100.

Services provided:

• Acute Care, Extended Care, Permanent Care, Palliative Care, Respite Care
• Accident and Emergency
• 24 hours
• Outpatients
• Post Obstetrics
• Physiotherapy
• Occupational therapy
• Speech therapy
• Dietician
• Continence advisor
• Mental Health nurse
• By request
• New six bed nursing home

Wyalkatchem, Koorda and Districts Hospital

Honour Ave, Wyalkatchem 6485 (18 minutes or 35km).
Ph: 08 9681 1000.

Services provided:

• 24 hour emergency service

Northam Regional Hospital

Robinson Street, Northam WA 6401(45 minutes or 75km).

Postal Address:
PO Box 312,
Northam WA 6401

Ph: 08 9690 1300
Fax: 08 9690 1319
http://www.avon.net.au/~health/services.html

Services provided:

• An ACHS accredited Hospital that has provision for forty (40) beds.
• A 24 hour Accident and Emergency section;
• A Day Rehabilitation Hospital has provision for 10 clients on a daily basis.

Northam Regional Hospital has a 24-hour emergency department staffed by clinical, registered and enrolled nurses. The doctors who serve this hospital are the local practitioners. One doctor is rostered to be available to treat EMERGENCY cases after surgery hours during weekdays and weekends.
As doctors are not on site, there may be waiting times of up to 3 hours or more, depending on availability of the Doctor and the presenting problem.

GENUINE LIFE THREATENING EMERGENCIES WILL AT ALL TIMES TAKE PRIORITY

• Operating Theatre
• Maternity section
• Outpatient clinics
• Medical Imaging
• Pathology facilities are available

Services/ Facilities:

• Accident/ Emergency
• Coronary Care
• Disabled
• Geriatric Assessment
• Home and Community Care
• Hospice
• Nursing College Support
• Occupational Therapy
• Outpatients
• Pediatrics
• Palliative Care
• Pathology
• Pharmacy
• Physiotherapy
• Radiology
• Speech Therapy

Physiotherapy 

Dean Butler (Toodyay)
Ph: 08 9682 5020.

Mental Health

Northam Regional Hospital, Northam
Ph: 08 9690 1300.

Child Health Clinic

Clinics are by appointment only, usually twice a month on a Thursday and Friday at the Home and Community Care Building. Contact Diana Clarke (community & child Health Nurse) on 9629 0104 for appointments or phone enquiries

Immunisation Clinic

Free childhood and adult immunisations are available according to the recommended Australian immunisation schedule.

Every fourth Tuesday of the month by appointment at the Home and Community Care Building. Contact Diana Clarke 9629 0104