Long Road to Heywood
Her journey into the medical world started in some of Western Australia’s finest hospitals, but Claire McGregor is equally glad to now call Heywood Rural…
Keeping Covid out of Aged Care
ALMOST a quarter of a million dollars is being spent to roll out telehealth services across the region to keep COVID-19 out of aged care…
A Health Celebration
Heywood Rural Health’s aged care facility is set for a big makeover after receiving $640,000 in state government funding. About $550,000 will go towards refurbishing…
Staff Thanked in Testing Times
The coronavirus pandemic restrictions have been tough on everyone, not least those on the frontline. And staff at Heywood Rural Health have risen to the…
R U OK? They are in Heywood
Despite the coronavirus restrictions, many locals were able to mark the annual R U OK? Day on Thursday. And they did the mental health initiative…
Shortage? What shortage?
We’ve got you covered … Leigh Beddows with some of the plentiful personal protective equipment in store at Heywood Rural Health. Mr Beddows, the HRH…
Heywood’s the permanent home for Leigh
It speaks volumes of how keen Heywood Rural health staff were for acting chief executive Leigh Parker to apply for the job on a permanent…
New Faces on HRH Board
THEY’RE keen, and they’re hoping that they can bring something new to healthcare in Heywood. Lauren Easson and Courtney Hoggan recently joined the Heywood Rural…
And Mick makes three
ASK Mick Morrissey, 94, if he’s happy joining his 91-year-old twin sisters Susan Fitzpatrick and Margaret Windsor as residents at Heywood Rural Health’s aged care…
Podiatry more than just cutting nails
Heywood finally has a podiatry service in the town again, and the new podiatrist is keen to clear up some misconceptions about what the profession…
