Meekatharra District Hospital

Location:  Savage Street, Meekatharra WA 6642
Postal Address:  PO Box 82, Meekatharra WA 6642
Tel:  (08) 9981 0600
Fax:  (08) 9981 0650

Meekatharra is the base for the district wide Multipurpose Service (MPS) providing a large variety of services to the community. It is the largest town in the Murchison district, with a population of approximately 1400. Surrounded by large open cut gold fields, cattle and sheep stations and beautiful waterholes with migratory bird life from around the world, this offers a true taste of unique outback Australia. Meekatharra provides the gateway to the remote Gunbarrel Highway, via Wiluna and to the northwest of Western Australia, via Newman.

The population comprises approximately 40% Aboriginal people, a large mining sector, pastoral community members and members of various businesses, agencies and organizations that support the town and surrounds.

The District Hospital is located here, along with a busy Community and Primary health team, Mental health service and a seven resident Frail Aged hostel and HACC service. The Royal Flying Doctor Service provides medical services, with their inland base located in Meekatharra.

The health focus of the district in Meekatharra is based on community capacity building and development, primary health and skilling local people to better identify and address their health needs.

Formal partnerships with other service providers, agencies and organizations have allowed the district to offer an enhanced range of services, skills and experience to our community. These services include:

• Meekatharra Hospital –
   Acute and Emergency care
   RFDS doctors clinics daily
   Aviation medicals – by appointment
   Nursing home type beds – medium level care
   Visiting Specialists – Ophthalmologist, Physician
   Assistance to attend non visiting specialists
• Frail Aged Hostel and HACC Program -
   7 bed residential care and respite care for the district.
   Seniors activity centre – exercise / physical activity / crafts
   Home Delivered meals
   HACC services
•  Community and Primary Health –
   Remote outreach clinics
   Child at Risk Management program
   Women’s Health, screening and treatment
   Referral and support for SARC
   Social work support / counselling and mediation
   Men’s Health Group
   Child Health
   Early Life Team – child development and learning assessment, therapy and activities
   School clinics daily
   Diabetic Clinic and Educator- including videoconferencing presentations throughout the District.
   Aboriginal health –
   Alcohol and other Drug support, referral and counselling service.
   Ear Health program – local and visiting
   Toy Library
   Home care and support
   Health promotion at local events
   GRAMS clinic monthly – medical practitioner and health workers – for chronic disease
   Immunisation clinic
   
• Visiting Allied health services –
   Physiotherapy
   Podiatry
   Paediatric Physiotherapy
   Speech pathology

•  Mental Health Team –
   Community mental health professionals
   Cultural / health worker
   Youth counselling
   Visiting Psychiatrist service
   Child and Adolescent visiting service monthly

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