Lin Macqueen

WA Country Health Service

The WA Country Health Service (WACHS) is the largest country health service in Australia and one of the biggest in the world. It delivers a range of comprehensive health services across an area of more than 2.5 million square kilometres to approximately 530,000 people, including more than 57,000 Aboriginal people. Across the state we have six large regional hospitals, 15 medium sized district hospitals and 48 small hospitals. Along with this there are 31 health centres and nursing posts, four dedicated mental health inpatient units and 24 dedicated mental health services which also provide outreach services to more remote locations, and over 170 other facilities where population health teams are based.