Southern Country Health Service

• Reach:

  WA

• Focus area:

  General

• Category:

  Government

Description

The Southern Country Health Service delivers a comprehensive range of safe, high quality health services to the rural and regional community of southern Western Australia (WA). The Southern Country catchment area covers more than 227,000 square km, and contains a population of over 300,000, of which 3.1% identify as Aboriginal.

Southern Country Health Service came into effect on 1 July 2012, and includes the WA Country Health Service regions of Great Southern, South West and Wheatbelt, along with Ravensthorpe and Esperance.

Abstract adapted from Southern Country Health Service

Contacts

Governing Councils Implementation Team
Department of Health
PO Box 8172
Perth Business Centre WA 6849
Ph: (08) 9222 2273
Email: governing.councils@health.wa.gov.au

Related publications

Western Australian Department of Health (2011)

Southern Country Health Service.

Perth: Western Australian Department of Health

• Links
• View report: Southern Country Health Service (PDF - 2.3 MB)
• View information: Southern Country Health Service
• View website: Governing councils – shaping the future of health in WA

Links

• View information: Southern Country Health Service
• View website: Southern Country Health Service