Mission statement:
To partner with our community so together we achieve excellence in rural healthcare.
Vision:
Great Healthcare, Locally.
Values:
ADH CARES
A - Assessible
D - Dedicated
H - Holistic
C - Compassionate
A - Accountable
R - Respectful
E - Excellent
S - Safe
Service profile
Alexandra District Health provides a range of inpatient (medical and surgical) and primary health services in Alexandra. Primary Health services are also provided at our campuses in Marysville and Eildon.
Acute services:
- Medical – supported by local General Practitioners and visiting specialists in cardiology, paediatrics, respiratory and nephrology.
- Surgical (general surgery, gynaecology, orthopaedics, ophthalmology, urology, ear, nose and throat, gastroenterology, endoscopy) – supported by visiting specialist surgeons and specialist anaesthetists.
- Urgent Care – qualified nursing staff supported by local General Practitioners.
- Diagnostic Services – radiology, ultrasound and pathology are provided on-site by private providers.
Community Health Services:
- Allied health services include physiotherapy, occupational therapy, dietetics, speech therapy, counselling, and access worker. Allied Health Assistants support these programs and services.
- District nurses based at Alexandra cover the eastern side of the Murrindindi Shire.
- Chronic disease management is delivered via a diabetes educator, pulmonary rehabilitation program, cardiac rehabilitation program, continence management and a variety of activity programs.
- Health promotion is encompassed into the roles of all staff and a wide range of health promotion activity.
Strategic direction
Alexandra District Health’s Strategic Directions 2020-2024 can be read here.
