As one of 16 Hospital and Health Services (HHS) established across Queensland, the South West HHS is an independent statutory body overseen by a local Hospital and Health Board in accordance with the Hospital and Health Boards Act 2011.
Since 1 July 2012, we have been proudly delivering the highest standards of person-centred care across 319,000 square kilometres of rural and remote Queensland.
Effective and respectful partnership working is key, and we proudly stand shoulder to shoulder with many dedicated partners across health, wellbeing and wider sectors in support of the people and communities we serve.
These include:
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Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations and supporters
Charleville and Western Areas Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community Health Limited
Cunnamulla Aboriginal Corporation for Health
Goondir Health Services
Goolburri Aboriginal Health Advancement
Surat Aboriginal Corporation
and also our wider Murri Catch-up and Yarn partners.
Community Care
Anglicare
BreastScreen Queensland
Drug Arm
Headspace
Heart of Australia
Tackling Regional Adversity through Connected Communities (TRACC)
RHealth
Vital Health
the Darling Downs Public Health Unit and our wide network of local, statewide and national Domestic and Family Violence prevention partners.
Education
Southern Queensland Rural Health
University of Queensland
University of Southern Queensland
RAPAD Employment Services Queensland (RESQ+), local TAFE branches, and our wider school based and adult apprenticeship and registered training organisation partners.
Local government
Balonne Shire Council
Bulloo Shire Council
Murweh Shire Council
Paroo Shire Council
Quilpie Shire Council
Maranoa Regional Council.
Primary Care
Western Queensland Primary Health Network
the Nukal Murra Alliance
CheckUP
Health Workforce Queensland
and South West Queensland Private Practice colleagues.
Retrieval services
Retrieval Services Queensland
Royal Flying Doctor Service
LifeFlight.
Our communities
Our local Community Advisory Networks, established across towns hosting our facilities, alongside a wider Mental Health Community Consumer Advisory Group and Disability Advisory Group.
Local schools and education providers, and our Queensland Emergency Service colleagues (Ambulance, Police and Fire, in addition to State Emergency Service teams).
Local Meals on Wheels, Rotary, Queensland Country Women’s Association and Men’s Shed branches.
Wider health and wellbeing connections
Through services provided by neighbouring, and networked, HHSs and other statewide entities - including:
Health Consumers Queensland
Health and Wellbeing Queensland
Office of the Health Ombudsman
Queensland Mental Health Commission
alongside State and Commonwealth departments of health and associated programs.