About the Wimmera Health Care Group

Wimmera Health Care Group is the major specialist referral centre for the Wimmera region, covering 30,000 square kilometres, servicing a population of approximately 50,000 people. The Health Care Group provides emergency and critical care services for adults and children throughout the region. The Health Care Group has voluntarily met or exceeded the stringent patient care standards for competence, staffing, facilities and equipment set by the Australian Council on Healthcare Standards and has been continually accredited since 1975. The Health Care Group plays an important role in the education and training of health professionals. The hospital is recognised by universities and medical and nursing bodies as a training and teaching centre for undergraduate and postgraduate studies. This alone is a tangible indicator of the efficiency and effectiveness of how the Health Care Group is run. It is also testimony to the dedication and commitment of staff and Board members who contribute to the Health Care Group's endeavours to maintain and improve the quality of health care services.

The Health Care Group's development is linked to the growth of the community and its needs. Wimmera Health Care Group continues to treat more patients each year, this year treating a record number of over 8,800 inpatients. Currently the Group has completed a $5.4m redevelopment of its Dimboola based facilities. This signifies an almost total redevelopment of both the Horsham and Dimboola sites at a cost of $27.3 million, which has been achieved in the past seven years.

Located in the City of Horsham, Victoria, Australia midway between Melbourne and Adelaide on the main rail and road works linking Victoria with South Australia. Horsham is the capital of the Wimmera sub-region and is well known as a productive and efficient rural region.

To the east of Horsham is the Grampians National Park - a massive sandstone range. This is where you can discover spectacular waterfalls and rock formations, native fauna such as koalas, kangaroos, wallabies, emus, echidnas and reptiles. Flora such as banksias, orchids, thryptomene, heaths and ferns provide nectar for the many species of birdlife. Throughout the Grampians, Koori culture is evident. The rock art sites are a pictorial record of the area's original inhabitants.

A must for all visitors to Horsham rural city is a trip to Mount Arapiles, Tooan State Park, where climbers from all over the world visit the mountain which has several thousand climbs, some of which are the hardest in the world. This area is the home and playground of world renowned mountaineers and adventurers Brigitte and Jon Muir.

The Horsham rural city is the perfect base for bush walking, rock climbing, abseiling, orienteering, boating, canoeing, angling, 4WD, hunting, golfing, cycling and horse riding.