About Echuca Regional Health
Echuca Regional Health is a public hospital in its 125th year of community service. It comprises 65 acute hospital beds, 73 residential aged care beds and provides a broad range of community based services.
Echuca Regional Health employs 565 staff, making us one of Echuca's largest employers. The health service has an operating budget of $34 million and returns in excess of $27 million each year to our community in salaries, wages and purchases from local businesses.
History
1882 First patient admitted to hospital.1890 New south wing of the hospital was built.
1907 Operating Theatre, Nurses Home and Doctors' accommodation constructed.
1925 Installation of the first x-ray plant.
1938 Opening of Camray Ward.
1962 Construction of Midwifery Unit - Rose Baker Wing.
1965 Soldiers' Memorial Wing refurbished to geriatric ward.
1970 Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy services commenced.
1975 Establishment of the new Day Hospital.
1978 Lumeah Nursing Home opened.
1993 Echuca District Hospital became Echuca Regional Health.
1999 Completion of the Primary Care Centre
2003 Glanville Village aged care service opened.
2006 The Alan Henry Thrum Operating Theatre was officially opened.Our FutureEchuca Regional Health's long term goals are to maintain and improve the health of everyone in our community by building new facilities, expanding services, investing in our staff and attracting additional doctors, specialists and medical services to the area.
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