Articles tagged: South West Healthcare
Birthing services suspended at Camperdown
Birthing services are suspended at Camperdown Hospital, and with Colac not a reliable option, expecting mothers in the region are having to turn to other hospitals up to over an hour away.
Camperdown vaccination centre closes
South West Healthcare will close Camperdown’s COVID-19 vaccination centre, following low vaccination numbers in the past couple of months.
Generational health study
The parents of newborns at Camperdown can now take part in an innovative project aiming to improve child and adult health and wellbeing across the state.
Camperdown training pays off
Twenty months of preparations were immediately put to use when news came through that Corangamite Shire had recorded a positive COVID-19 case.
Long drive for COVID test
South West Healthcare says COVID-19 testing clinics are not a realistic option for every rural town, after a report that a Camperdown resident had to pay to get tested at a local GP clinic.
Clinic vax back to routine
South West Healthcare says its normal vaccinations will go ahead at Camperdown from this week.
Patients wait 18 months for public dental services
The average waiting time for Colac’s public dental service sits just below the state average, but people can still expect to wait a year and a half on average for dental care.
