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South West Healthcare is a leading Victorian regional hospital, providing surgical, medical, obstetric, rehabilitation, emergency, psychiatric, allied health and community health services to the south-west region of Victoria.

With a strong commitment to continuous quality improvement, inpatient facilities in Warrnambool and Camperdown are complemented by community health facilities in Camperdown, Lismore, Macarthur and Warrnambool, with community-based psychiatric services available in Camperdown, Hamilton, Portland and Warrnambool.

South West Healthcare is the sub-regional referral centre for the south-west, enhancing local health care by providing a number of medical and surgical specialities, reducing the need for patients to travel to metropolitan hospitals.

Latest News

The region’s $1.5 million MRI machine arrives

The $1.5 million piece of lifesaving equipment is Europe’s top-of-the-line model when it comes to examination scope and image quality and has recently been installed at a number of other cutting edge Australian public and private imaging practices.

To be supervised by experienced local Healthcare Imaging Services ( ...[Go to full story]

SWH research makes its mark

In 2009-10 the work of two of our staff was deservedly rewarded:

• SWH Perioperative Education Clinical Facilitator Paula Foran was awarded the 2009 Johnson & Johnson Victorian Per ...[Go to full story]
  

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  Recent Stories

   •  The region’s $1.5 million MRI machine arrives  
   •  SWH research makes its mark  
   •  SWH nurse practitioner internationally recognised  
   •  SWH saves the day  
   •  New hospital takes shape  
  
  
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