Health Overview
The Western Downs With thanks to Darling Downs Health
Darling Downs Health is divided into three rural clusters: Southern, Western and South Burnett. Each of these rural clusters offers their close-knit community country charm away from the hustle and bustle of the city. The Western Cluster has hospitals in the towns of Oakey, Dalby, Tara, Jandowae, Chinchilla, Miles, Wandoan and Taroom. The comprehensive range of services provided by Darling Downs Health throughout the region includes both specialist inpatient and outpatient services, such as:
ALLIED HEALTH SERVICES
J intensive care
The Western Downs offers a variety of essential allied health services to residents of all ages. Some are offered by private practitioners and others are offered in outpatients of local hospitals.
J medical imaging
Dentistry: Chinchilla, Dalby, Miles
J medicine and a range of medical
Optometry: Dalby
J mental health and addiction
Podiatry: Chinchilla, Dalby, Tara and Wandoan
J obstetrics and gynaecology
Pathology: Dalby and Roma, Chinchilla and Tara
J allied health J cancer services J cardiac medicine J emergency medicine
subspecialties medicine
J paediatrics J palliative care J rehabilitation J surgery and a range of surgical subspecialties.
SERVICES DELIVERED IN THE COMMUNITY INCLUDE:
J Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health programs
J Community mental health programs J BreastScreen Queensland J child and maternal health services J community care services and home care services
J community rehabilitation J infectious diseases J oral health J public health J aged care assessment J sexual health J refugee health J women’s health.
12 LIVE WESTERN DOWNS 2021
Physiotherapy: Dalby and Chinchilla
Chinchilla District hospital
