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Gippsland Southern Health Service
Koonwarra Road (Private Bag 13)
Leongatha VIC 3953
Phone (03) 5667 5555
Fax (03) 5667 5516
Email: info@gshs.com.au

New Antenatal Clinic at Korumburra

Friday, 2 March 2012


A new clinic has commenced at Korumburra Hospital to provide care for pregnant women in our area. The Pregnancy Care Clinic will provide antenatal care for women in low-risk pregnancies until they birth at Leongatha Hospital. This means that all antenatal care for women with uncomplicated pregnancies can be performed in their local area.

The clinic will be attended each fortnight by a senior midwife from Leongatha Hospital and a GP Obstetrician from Leongatha Healthcare, who also works at Leongatha Hospital. The midwife will conduct most of the visits in consultation with the GP as necessary. All services provided through the clinic are covered by Medicare.

The intent of this service is to make it easier for women from the western part of our area to access antenatal care. Some women do not know that there is a hospital at Leongatha, or that birthing there is an option for them. Our aim is to bring to our communities’ attention that there is a hospital at Leongatha ...[Go to full story]

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Created as a result of the amalgamation of Korumburra District Hospital and Woorayl and District Hospital a decade ago,Gippsland Southern Health Service provides a comprehensive range of Specialist General, Acute, Aged and Residential, Allied Health and Community Services to the residents of the Shire of South Gippsland.

Gippsland Southern Health Service is funded primarily through the Victorian Department of Human Services and the Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing. It operates under the direction of the Minister for Health, Minister for Aged Care state-wide and nationally the Minister for Health and the Minister for Ageing.


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