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A PALLIATIVE care room, designed to bring a quiet and comfortable environment for end-of-life care, is the newest facility added to Heywood Rural Health. The…

THE 2020/21 financial year was challenging for most across the globe with health services at the forefront of the pandemic. For Heywood Rural Health, it…

The second stage of Heywood Rural Health’s (HRH) latest strategic plan is underway, with residents encouraged to share their views on what matters most to…

CHRISTMAS has come early for Heywood Rural Health Residential Aged Care residents as an ease in COVID restrictions has meant visitors have been invited back…

Aged care in Portland and Heywood has received a significant boost with the appointment of an endorsed nurse practitioner and a nurse practitioner candidate. Endorsed…

Heywood Rural Health’s district nursing service is now “more important than ever”, with community members facing prolonged isolation due to current state-wide restrictions. Although restrictions…

HEYWOOD Rural Health (HRH) has reached a significant milestone this week, with 100 per cent of its workforce now either partially or fully vaccinated. Kicking…

Residents at Heywood Rural Health can now connect with their loved ones more effortlessly than ever before, with a new social media application available in…

HEYWOOD and district residents are being invited to share their thoughts on how the local health service approaches the next few years. Heywood Rural health…

HEYWOOD Rural Health has appointed a new member to its board of directors, with the fresh face undertaking orientation this week. Hailing from Port Fairy,…

HEYWOOD’s health workers gathered to celebrate NAIDOC Week on Tuesday, with a flag raising ceremony held at Heywood Rural Health. Opened by chief executive officer…

ALL going well the major redevelopment of Heywood’s community medical clinic could be finished in about two months. Mid-August is the expected finishing date for…

How many locals want the coronavirus vaccine? HEYWOOD Rural Health is calling on the community to let it know if they want the coronavirus vaccination…

Glenelg Vintage Machinery Restorers Club, Treasurer Brian Warner and his wife Vera, were invited to Heywood Rural Health’s Consumer Advisory Committee held on Wednesday 14th…

A SMALL hand-held device is proving to be a valuable asset in the early detection of melanoma for patients visiting their doctor at Heywood Rural…

THE team at Heywood Rural Health were busy with the coronavirus vaccination program last Friday (see story in Tuesday’s Observer) and it all was thanks…

Heywood Rural Health began its coronavirus vaccination program on Friday with both aged care residents and staff being vaccinated.  Pictured here is resident and HRH…

A LONG-PLANNED renovation is now underway at Heywood Rural Health, helping create more space for service users. Community Health Hub Manager Jacki Barnett said an…

One of the highlights of Heywood Rural Health’s annual meeting is the long service awards presented to staff. That didn’t happen this year, with the…

Heywood Rural Health’s aim is to be recognised as “the best small rural health service in Victoria” and it has overcome a year like no…

Heywood Lions Club’s One Can Make a Difference project has been one of the district’s real success stories this year, and it received a timely…

The coronavirus pandemic restrictions have forced many changes on Heywood Rural Health, but the latest should have many positive effects after restrictions are lifted. HRH…

Heywood Rural Health held a series of educational activities for staff during NAIDOC Week.Chief executive Leigh Parker, pictured here third from right with staff members…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Heywood Rural Health is nothing if not ready should there ever be an outbreak of the coronavirus within its walls. The healthcare organisation has spent…