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Welcome to Colac Area Health

Colac Area Health is a provider of acute care (50 beds), emergency services, residential aged care (75 beds) and a diverse range of community such as financial counselling, alcohol and other drugs and a range of allied health services.

Corangamarah is an aged care facility of 75 beds, a modern facility operating since August 2006.

Through the Birregurra Community Health Centre and Colac Neighbourhood House additional services are provided to the wider community.

Fish and Chips Night

Thursday, 28 January 2010
CORANGAMARAH
Residential Aged Care Facility

Fish and Chips Night

Three Colac Area Health staff members, Joy O’Dwyer, Sue McVeigh and Peter Rice were asked to nominate a program to complete as part of the Enhancing Practice Program which would have a positive effect/do something positive in their area of work. They decided to hold a fish and chips night for residents and staff at Corangamarah.

On 12th December 2009, seventy parcels of fish and chips were ordered and delivered, with the meal eaten from the traditional wrap. Some of the residents chose to have their dinner in the newly upgraded garden area surrounding Corangamarah.

A wonderful evening was enjoyed by all, and provided some great memories.

Congratulations to everyone involved in organising this event. ...[Go to full story]

Training Centre Upgraded

Thursday, 28 January 2010
Colac Area Health's Anna Reilly, left, and administrative officer Cathy Maxwell in the hospital's new simulation room for nursing, medical and allied health students.

Colac Area Health has a newly-refurbished education centre ready for this year’s intake of nursing, medical and allied health students.

Colac Area Health's former nursing home building is now a staff development area with resources for students on placement at the centre. Colac will receive its first intake of students from Deakin University's new medical school in late January 2010.

The two third-year students will work at Corangamite Clinic, Otway Medical Clinic and at Colac Area Health alongside the city's general practitioners. There will also be week-long placements for medical students from Deakin and Monash universities at the facility during the year.

Three graduate nurses will start year long placements next month, which is an annual intake arrangemen ...[Go to full story]


Recent Stories
 •  Fish and Chips Night  
 •  Training Centre Upgraded  
 •  Colac Area Health 14th Annual General Meeting  
 •  Adult Day Activity Centre Gala   
 •  Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute   

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VISION
Colac Area Health aims to be a recognised leader in the development and provision of responsive, integrated health care.

MISSION
To promote the health and wellbeing of the Colac and district community through the provision of quality acute, aged, residential and community services that are accessible, affordable, flexible and integrated.

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CORPORATE VALUES

Respect    Integrity    Leadership    Innovation    Quality    Partnership


Colac Area Health, 2-28 Connor Street, Colac VIC 3250 - Tel: (03) 5232 5100 - Fax: (03) 5232 5199 - Email: cah@swarh.vic.gov.au
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