Alpine Health is a multi-purpose service providing a full range of services and facilities for the communities of the Alpine Shire, including aged care, accident and emergency, obstetrics and allied health.
Alpine Health is a designated Multi-Purpose Service with three sites in the Alpine Shire towns of Bright, Mount Beauty and Myrtleford.
Alpine Health provides integrated acute health, community health, and community and aged residential services for the residents and visitors of the Alpine Shire.
The organisation was established in November 1996 through the amalgamation of three rural hospitals, nursing homes, hostels and accommodation units.
Alpine Health is still developing and enhancing its services. The ultimate objectives are to offer a full range of health, aged care and community support services in the Alpine Shire.
Alpine Health has a Board of Management to represent the community in decision making, with three Community Advisory Groups to advise and assist the board and management team. Any interested community member can apply to join a focus group.
The Chief Executive Officer is Mr Lyndon Seys.
Alpine Health provides a comprehensive range of services in acute care, aged care and community care.
Aged care services
- Day activities program
- High-care residential aged care (nursing home)
- Low-care residential aged care (hostel)
- Respite care
Clinical services
- Accident and emergency care
- Acute medical inpatient care
- Day surgery (minor procedures)
- Midwifery
- Palliative care
- Renal Dialysis
- Pathology
- Radiology
- Endoscopy
- Theatre and central sterilising services
Community services and support
- District nursing, including immediate after hospital discharge care
- Diabetes support and education
- Dietitian advice
- Occupational therapy
- Physiotherapy
- Podiatry
- Early parenting support
- Rural Adolescent Program
- Community Aged Care Packages
- Community Palliative Care volunteer service
- Diversional therapy
