About ERH

Echuca Regional Health is a public hospital in the historic port town of Echuca located on the Murray river, two and a half hours north of Melbourne.

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In its 129th year of community service, Echuca Regional Health provides a range of health services to approximately 45,000 people living in the catchment areas of the Shire of Campaspe and Murray Shire.

Comprised of 67 acute hospital beds, Echuca Regional Health provides a comprehensive range of services including emergency, medical, surgical, maternity, paediatric, urology, orthopaedic, ophthalmology, dental, chemotherapy and haemodialysis services.

Echuca Regional Health encompasses an aged care service, Glanville Village, which accommodates 68 high care and five low care residential beds. Glanville Village also provides services for an additional six transitional care beds.

Echuca Regional Health employs approximately 600 staff, making us one of Echuca's largest employers. The health service has an operating budget of $42 million and returns in excess of $27 million each year to our community in salaries, wages and purchases from local businesses.

History of Echuca Regional Health

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.
2008 Official opening of the Community Rehabilitation Centre
2008 Establishment of the Echuca After-Hours Clinic
2009 Commencement of Master Plan redevelopment process
2009 Opening of museum in former operating theatre
2010 Feasibility study and schematic designs commenced

Our Future

In planning for the future, Echuca Regional Health has commenced two projects, a hospital redevelopment plan and the implementation of a tertiary training facility.

With the support of the State Government, Echuca Regional Health has commenced planning a major redevelopment of the hospital in order to meet the needs of projected population increases over the next 25 years. The redevelopment will see the existing emergency department and medical wards replaced at an estimated cost of $91 million. Click the following link for more information on the hospital redevelopment plan.

The tertiary training facility, located on the Echuca Regional Health site, will provide tertiary training and accommodation for student doctors, nurses and allied health workers.

Click the following link to learn more about Echuca Regional Health’s Strategic Priorities.