Welcome to Your Health Service
Djerriwarrh Health Services (DjHS) serves the rapidly expanding population of Melton and Moorabool Shires. The population is forecast to grow from the estimated 100,000 (2006) to 123,000 (2011) and 144,000 (2016). This predicted growth presents many challenges for the future and will place enormous demand on the already limited resources of DjHS.
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At present the Health Service is made up of the following:
Melton Health has a planned operational date for very early 2007. This facility will provide same day medical and ambulatory care. Services to be provided cover a wide range and include renal dialysis, chemotherapy, urgent care, adult and paediatric orthopaedic services, women’s health and chronic disease management.
Bacchus Marsh and Melton Regional Hospital, providing 42 acute hospital beds (including 11 maternity), a wide range of theatre procedures (including ENT, general surgery, obstetrics, orthopaedics, dental), 30 residential care beds (Grant Lodge), outpatient care (radiography, renal dialysis, physiotherapy, oncology) and community health (with a wide range of allied health and counselling services)
Bacchus Marsh Community Health Centre – providing allied health, counselling, community nursing, palliative care, incontinence clinic and specialist medical services (including ENT, orthopaedics, general medicine and surgery)
Melton Community Health Centre – providing allied health, physiotherapy, counselling services, antenatal clinic, childbirth education, day stay program and specialist medical services (including general surgery, audiology, dermatology, obstetrics)
Caroline Springs Community Health Centre – providing general community health programs, including childbirth education classes
Grant Lodge is a 30 bed ‘high level care’ aged care facility offering six single, ten double and one four-bed room. Bathroom and toilet facilities are shared.
In 1996, a multi-purpose Activity Centre was completed. ‘The Haven’ is a focal point for care recipients to participate in a variety of leisure activities.
The Haven contains a formal dining area as well as informal areas, which may be used to hold family get-togethers or celebrate significant events. This has been a helpful addition for families whose relative is very frail and unable to leave the facility.