AGED CARE
Our facility boasts single and double rooms with garden views, en-suite facilities and individual heating and cooling systems.
ACUTE & URGENT CARE
The Acute and Urgent Care departments offer exceptional care options to the residents and visitors of Heathcote, working collaboratively with the co-located GP clinic to provide support, including after hours and in emergency situations.
VOLUNTEERS
We aim to provide volunteers with work that is meaningful, challenging and rewarding so they know they are making a difference. Our volunteer program aims at matching the right person to the right role.
COMMUNITY CARE
We provide a range of services to the local community and surrounding district including home care & maintenance and district nursing.
LATEST NEWS & INFORMATION
Feeling unwell? Get tested at Heathcote Health
Heathcote Health will be holding symptomatic coronavirus (COVID-19) testing clinics on Monday, Wednesday and Friday each week.Read more
Heathcote Health Graduate Nurse Program 2022
Heathcote is situated 50 km (40 min drive) east of Bendigo via the McIvor Highway. Heathcote Hospital was established in 1859, is an innovative public and commonwealth funded rural provider of Acute, Emergency, Residential Aged Care and Community Care services. Our services include: Acute Ward with 8 Acute beds, 1 Transition Care bed and 2 […]
The Heathcote Health – COVID19 Weekend Testing Opportunity
The Heathcote Health COVID19 DriveThrough Symptomatic Testing Clinic has added a weekend testing opportunity SATURDAY 5th JUNE 2021 Hours of operation: 10:00am to 12:00noon Access is via Hay Street (off Hospital Street), follow signage to the Testing Clinic Appointments must be made via the booking process by phoning Heathcote Health reception during business hours on […]Heathcote Health 26th Annual General Meeting 2020
ABOUT HEATHCOTE HEALTH
Heathcote Health is a public hospital funded by the Victorian Department of Health and Human Services and the Commonwealth Department of Social Services. The service operates under the provisions of the Victorian Health Services Act 1988.
Heathcote Hospital was established in 1859. In 1994 Heathcote Hospital, McIvor Shire Council’s Home and Community Care and the McIvor Community House amalgamated to form McIvor Health & Community Services. The health service changed its name to Heathcote Health in March 2010.
HEATHCOTE HEALTH VISION, PURPOSE & VALUES
OUR VISION
Improving the health and wellbeing of our community through excellent healthcare and innovation
OUR PURPOSE
With our community at the centre of everything we do, and together with our stakeholders, we strive to:
- Provide excellent, sustainable local health care services
- Continuously seek service improvements; and
- Implement new ideas for better health care for rural communities
OUR VALUES
Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Excellence
These values support the vision and purpose of Heathcote Health and enable us to shape our culture and reflect what is most important.
They are the essence of our identity and provide the framework for us to engage with all of our stakeholders.
The first letter of each of these values spells CARE as the overarching reason for our existence is to care for our community.