

- 83 Baillie Street, Horsham VIC, Australia
- http://www.whcg.org.au/
- 0353819111
- Health, Medical & Pharmaceutical
Wimmera Health Care Group (WHCG) is based in the Wimmera sub-region of the Grampians, 310 km west of Melbourne and in close proximity to the Grampians National Park. WHCG is a leading sub-regional health service providing allied, acute, subacute, primary and residential aged care services. Wimmera Health Care Group employs approximately 1000 team members that contributing to the success of our organization from medical, nursing and allied health through to engineering, IT, administration and food services.
Wimmera wide, caring, quality health and wellbeing.
To improve the health and wellbeing of our community.
We engage with people (patients, residents, families, carers and the Wimmera Community) and each other to understand.
We respect and welcome differences; we demonstrate with humility that every person is equally important.
Every team member is accountable and plays a valued part in delivering exceptional care.
We foster partnerships and collaboration that support continuous learning to improve health and wellbeing.
We actively seek and listen to information that supports us to develop and grow and provide exceptional care and services.
Every year Wimmera Health Care Group treats more than 10,000 inpatients, 16,000 emergency patients and 123, 000 outpatients. Our campuses in Horsham and Dimboola service an area of 61,000 square kilometres and a population of approximately 54,000.
The main facilities and services across our two campuses are as follows:
Emergency Department - The ED department includes 9 treatment bays and a resuscitation room. Services are available 24/7 and it is the only emergency department between Ballarat and the South Australian boarder.
Intensive Care Unit- ICU is a 5 bed unit providing a 24 hour emergency service.
Operating Suite/ Pre-Admissions Clinic - The operating suite has two operating rooms, one procedure room, a Post-Anaesthetic Care Unit (PACU), a Central Sterilising and Supply Unit (CSSD) and an eight bed Day Procedure Unit (DPU).
Oxley Ward- Oxley is the general acute ward consisting of 29 beds and a Discharge Lounge.
Yandilla - Yandilla is the predominately children’s and maternity ward that includes 15 beds, 2 birth rooms and a 3 bed special care nursery.
Sub-Acute Rehabilitation Unit - The Wyuna Sub-Acute Rehabilitation Unit opened in 2014 and is a 20 bed unit with 10 Geriatric Evaluation and Management (GEM) beds, 6 Rehabilitation (REH) beds and 4 Transitional Care Program (TCP) beds. This includes a large gym with a mobility garden, 2 lounge rooms and family meeting rooms.
Diabetes/ Pre Admission Clinic
Wimmera Cancer Centre – The Wimmera Cancer Centre facility opened in early 2019 and includes oncology, palliative care and dialysis services.
Wimmera Medical Centre (Horsham) – The Wimmera Medical Centre includes range of Specialist Consultants, General Practice Clinics and Practice Nurses.
Wimmera Nursing Home - Wimmera Nursing Home is a 48 bed residential care facility
Kurrajong Lodge - Kurrajong Lodge is a 36 bed residential care facility
Allied Health – Allied Health departments are based in the Arapiles Building and include; Dietetics, Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, Podiatry, Speech Pathology, Social Work and a Dental and Prosthetic Clinic.
Primary & Community Care – Primary and Community Care departments provide a range of acute/ sub-acute and community based services. Departments include; District Nursing, Day Centre, Hospital in the Home, Community Rehabilitation, Continence, Complex Care, Residential in Reach, Community Options and Health Promotion.
Dimboola Nursing Home – The Dimboola Nursing Home includes 4 Acute Beds and 26 Residential Beds.
Wimmera Medical Centre (Dimboola) – Includes a General Practitioner and Practice Nurse.
Wimmera Health Care Group also uses Telehealth to connect patients and health professionals with specialists via video appointments in a number of areas including; wounds, respiratory, breast care, emergency, intensive care, stroke care and oncology.
Wimmera Health Care Group is the major teaching health service provider for the Wimmera and Southern-Mallee region and has a two intakes per year for the Enrolled Nurse Transition to Practice Program. The benefits of this graduate program with WHCG includes:
Wimmera Health Care Group offers onsite accommodation and some offsite accommodation. Onsite accommodation is to support clinical students on placement and new graduates subject to availability.
Accommodation is of a good standard and is low cost. Accommodation typically comprises of individual bedrooms with a desk and shared kitchen, living room and bathroom facilities.