Year: 2023

HRH held their Annual General Meeting (AGM) on the 28 November and reported for the 2022-2023 financial year another busy year for HRH. The HRH…

Once again HRH staff have excelled by generously donating a large amount of items for the Christmas food and toy drive. It has been a…

HRH welcomes Sophie O’Keeffe as the new Quality & Risk Coordinator. Sophie’s roles is to ensure the residents are comfortable, provide support to staff and…

Dorevitch pathology visits Heywood Rural Health on Tuesdays and Fridays each week between 8.30 – 11.30am. No appointments are required.

Board Chair, Tony Oxford and the Board Directors cordially invite you to the 2023 HRH Annual General Meeting. Date: Tuesday 28 November 2023 Where: HRH…

The Minister for Health, the Hon. Mary-Anne Thomas MP, is pleased to invite applications for part time director positions at Heywood Rural Health. The positions…

Clinton has thirty-three years’ experience as a Registered Nurse, which includes working at the Royal Children’s Hospital, and various hospitals in England.  In addition to…

Donna Carter, Liz Nunn and Chrissy Rogers are our amazing and supportive Leisure & Lifestyle Team at Heywood Rural Health.  Donna and Liz hold their…

Bec is a compassionate nurse with 18 years’ experience working in the Aged Care industry.  Bec has a Diploma in Business Management and more recently…

On Thursday 7th September, the Heywood Men’s Shed hosted the Heywood Lions Club annual dinner to announce all donation recipients from their annual funds. Tony…

HEYWOOD Rural Health Board of Management has a new chairman and one new member. New board director, Jess Feeney is halfway through her five-year postgraduate…

Meet our highly skilled and compassionate District Nursing team at Heywood Rural . Did you know our District Nursing Service provides nursing care with people…

Heywood Rural Health (HRH) underwent Acute accreditation recently and we couldn’t be happier with the results. The hospital received confirmation of a “successful” accreditation by…

The Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) Victoria would like to introduce mental health clinician, Andrew Golding to the Heywood community. Andrew is taking over from…

Did you know chronic disease contributes to 37% of hospital admissions in Australia (Source: Australian Institute of Health and welfare 2018). Are you experiencing, or…

Heywood Rural Health (HRH) is pleased to announce that it will become one of three new providers of Commonwealth Home Support Program (CHSP) services in…

Well done to all the staff and community who donated much needed non-perishable food for families in Heywood doing it a little hard at the…

NAIDOC Week is a great opportunity for everyone in our community to learn about and celebrate the oldest continuing cultures on earth: Aboriginal and Torres…

Once again United Way Glenelg has provided Heywood Rural Health with several ‘Winter Care Packages’ to deliver to some of our more vulnerable clients.  Many…

As part of our efforts to reduce waste and our environmental footprint, HRH is now offering a battery and mobile phone recycling program to staff…

A generous donation has helped HRH to purchase a brand-new washing machine. Thanks to the Heywood Uniting Church Op Shop, HRH were able to purchase…

HRH welcomed a new member to the Leadership Team as their new Director Clinical Services (DCS). Following the retirement of Glynis Dean, former DCS another…

HRH held a surprise ‘High Tea’ retirement party shared with colleagues and residents. For the past two years Glynis Dean has held the busy position…

Heywood Rural Health (HRH) held its 2022 Annual General Meeting on Friday 17th February 2023, with the Board of Directors presenting a strong position in…

Two new Life Governors were announced at the 2021/2022 Heywood Rural Health Annual General Meeting on Friday 17February 2023. A Life Governor Award recognises a…

Board Chair, Ms Karyn Cook and Board Directors of Heywood Rural Health invite you to attend the Annual General Meeting.   To be held in-person…

For a small town Heywood certainly punches above its weight, and HRH is making every effort to ensure it can hold up its end of…