Welcome to Portland District Health

Providing safe and cost effective primary, acute and aged care services to resident of the Portland district.

Portland District Health services the Glenelg Shire with major population centres being the city of Portland and the townships of Heywood, Narrawong, Tyrendarra and Nelson. The population which we service is approximately 16,739.

Our vision is that Portland District Health will deliver excellence in health services through continually challenging ourselves to do better and creatively meeting the needs of the community by listening, living and working together.

Our Volunteers

Volunteers play a vital role within Portland District Health.

At present we have 166 registered volunteers with Portland District Health averaging a combined total of 745 hours per month through various programs that assist the patients, clients, residents and staff.

There are many areas that use volunteers to enhance their programs.

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Orthopaedic surgeons begin consulting

Story courtesy of Portland Observer, Monday September 8, 2008.

(by Adele Chester.)

A group of orthopaedic surgeons from Flinders Medical Centre in South Australia began consulting form the Portland District Health Specialist Centre last Thursday.

The surgeons will provide orthopaedic services to PDH on a fortnightly basis; every second Thursday and Friday with each visit consisting of two operating sessions and two consulting sessions.

PDH chief executive officer John O’Neill said the new service was an exciting one for PDH with the response from local general practitioners excellent so far.

The orthopaedic service is part of a six month trial with Flinders Medical Group to examine the patient demand from Portland and so far the demand has been immense with the surgeons being fully booked.

The trial resulted from three public meetings in 12 months, which showed the general consensus from the community wanted local orthopaedic services.

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