General Western Health Information

Western Health was formed in July 2000 (from a much larger combined health service covering North, West and parts of Central Metropolitan Melbourne) and is the major public provider of acute health services throughout Western Metropolitan Melbourne.

Western Health comes under the portfolio of responsiblities for the Minister for Health.

We provide a range of health services including emergency, elective, medical, surgical, obstetrics, paediatrics, community-based rehabilitation, acute geriatric medicine and subacute sesrvices from three acute hospital campuses - Western Hospital, Sunshine Hospital and The Williamstown Hospital. In addition, Western Health delivers residential aged care services from Reg Geary House and Hazeldean Nursing Home; and drug and alcohol services from the DASWest facility.

We are a large organisation of approximately 5000 staff.

Western Health's catchment extends from Footscray and out to the growth corridors of Caroline Springs and Melton, up to Sunbury and down to Werribee. It numbers approximately 690,000 people and is growing at 4% per annum.