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New England Area Health Service
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The New England Area Health Service provides a comprehensive range of health services to in excess of 185,000 people living in a rural area in the north of New South Wales. The geographic area is 98,000 square kilometres, the size of Tasmania, encompassing 19 local government areas stretching from Quirindi in the south to Tenterfield on the Queensland border in the north, and from Walcha in the east to Moree and Narrabri in the west. New England Area Health Service has a total of 20 public hospitals and community health centres and 11 primary care centres. It employs over 3,000 people and utilises the services of a wide range of visiting specialists, medical and allied health professionals.All health services are accredited under the Evaluation and Quality Improvement Program (EQuIP). |
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