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About Kyabram & District Health Services
Our History
Our Future
Quality and Accreditation
About Kyabram & District Health Services
Kyabram & District Health Services compromises 35 acute hospital beds, 2 Transitional Care Beds, 42 bed Aged Care Residence and provides a broad range of services including Diagnostic, Accident & Emergency, Primary Health, District Nursing and Community & Allied Health.
Our health service is situated within the Shire of Campaspe in the North Central region of Victoria, employing 264 staff and many volunteers who assist in a broad range of roles.
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Our History
The Kyabram Hospital originated in 1933 and moved to the current site in 1960. In 1995, a major development of the acute hospital commenced with Stage 1, being officially opened in October 1996. Stage 2 of the redevelopment project was completed in October 1999. We can now boast a modern healthcare facility that our Community can be truly proud of.
3 stages of major capital upgrades have occured at 'Sheridan', our aged care facility, in 2004, 2005 and 2007 - funded entirely by Kyabram & District Health Services (KDHS). A major Capital Fundraising Appeal is currently underway to obtain the $2.3million needed to complete the final stage of the upgrade.
Stage 1 of the Community Health major upgrade was completed in April 2008. This upgrade was also fully funded by KDHS.
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Our Future
Our Health Service is here to serve the people of our community. All staff, doctors and volunteers are committed to providing the highest qualtity care in a community where quality of life is of high importance, and we will continue to maintain excellence in service through the provision of modern facilities and an educated skilled workforce.
We aim to remain the Health Service of choice for people across the district through our commitment to our Mission, Vision and Values. For further information on the wide range of health and community services across Kyabram and district, please click onto www.connectingcare.com.
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Quality and Accreditation
Kyabram & District Health Services (KDHS) is committed to continually improving its quality of healthcare in all areas of care and management systems.
Opportunities for improvement are continually identified by client and staff surveys, changes to legislative requirements, best practice and review of systems and policies. Monitoring, evaluation and feedback processes provide the best outcomes for clients and staff.
Accreditation by the Australian Council of Healthcare Standards (ACHS) and the Aged Care Standards Agency is evidence of the success of the program with all staff working together to ensure the highest quality care.
KDHS has recently been awarded a further 4 years accreditation with the next phase of the accreditation process (a self-assessment) due in September 2011 with ACHS.
Following the 2010 survey, we are pleased and proud to have been awarded 2 Extensive Achievement commendations for improvements and standards in community support and involvement and strategic operational governance.
Sheridan (Aged Care) was successfully accredited for a 3 year period in August 2009 and has had 2 unannounced support visits since that time.
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Staff Newsletters
Click on the month to download a PDF copy of the staff newsletter 'Kymunications'
2008 2009 2010