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Public Health
The West Moreton Public Health Unit aims to enhance the community’s health outcomes by offering public and environmental health services. We aim to enhance the health of our communities by minimising the spread of disease and preventing recurring illnesses through our communicable disease control...
Services and Care
Cancer screening Bowel cancer screening Breast cancer screening Oncology care Ipswich Sexual Health Prison and Youth Detention Health Services Public Health School Based Youth Health Nurse Specialist Mental Health Intellectual Disability Service (SMHIDS)
Oncology care
West Moreton Health is making your hospital experience as safe as possible while you receive oncology treatment. This includes limiting the number of visits you need to make to Ipswich Hospital. Our medical oncology team provides a comprehensive range of services to care for people affected by...
West Moreton Health marks Reconciliation Week
West Moreton Health has been wrapping around Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health consumers and families, very much in keeping with the theme of Reconciliation Week which is “ In This Together” . West Moreton Health Chief Executive Kerrie Freeman said that in 2020 the West Moreton community...
Protect yourself and others - get your flu shot
West Moreton residents are encouraged to get vaccinated to help protect themselves and their community from influenza. West Moreton Health’s Chief Medical Officer, Dr Deepak Doshi, said vaccination was the best defence against influenza and its complications. “Even healthy people can catch the flu...
Trailblazing nurse a national award winner
The national winner of the Health Minister’s Award for Nursing Trailblazers has been lauded for her work to expand virtual care at West Moreton Health. Virtual Care Nurse Unit Manager Shannon Wallis was named the 2020 winner of the award, an initiative of the Federal Minister for Health Greg Hunt...
West Moreton Health honours health champions
West Moreton Health has recognised staff who go above and beyond to deliver quality care to our community at this year’s Caring Better Together Awards held on Wednesday (1 September 2021). West Moreton Hospital Chief Executive Dr Kerrie Freeman said the awards were a great opportunity to celebrate...
Cuddle Cot offers precious time to families after stillbirth
The legacy of a baby girl who was stillborn at birth will have a lasting impact on West Moreton families in their time of need. Sunshine Coast man and Sydney 2 CAMberra Charity Ride participant Craig Christie has donated a Cuddle Cot to Ipswich Hospital at the end of a 165km ride made in his...
Works start on new Acute Mental Health Unit at Ipswich Hospital
Early works have begun for the new $92.4 million, Acute Mental Health Unit (AMHU) to be built at Ipswich Hospital. Deputy Premier and Minister for Health and Ambulance Services Steven Miles said the funding was part of the Palaszczuk Government’s $146.3 million commitment for the master-planned...