Outreach Respiratory Clinics

Written By Cristy Houghton

This year, we are trialling an expansion of the successful Outreach Heart Failure Diagnostic Clinics, into Outreach Respiratory Clinics across the Murrumbidgee Local Health District.

These clinics are designed to support patients who have been diagnosed with, or are at risk of developing, respiratory conditions. The focus is on individuals with complex medical needs, multiple comorbidities, and/or those who experience frequent hospital admissions due to respiratory illness.

The Outreach model aims to improve access to specialist respiratory care in rural and remote communities, ensuring early intervention, coordinated care, and reduced hospital burden through comprehensive, locally delivered services.

So far, six regional clinics have already been conducted, treating over 40 rural and remote patients closer to home. Planning for additional outreach respiratory clinics is underway and we look forward to bringing the dream of equitable healthcare in rural locations that much closer.

For more information about the program and referrals please contact info@livingwell.org.au.

Cristy Houghton

Cristy's unique career has taken her from country NSW to the city lights of Clarendon Street South Melbourne and back again. With an early career in radio as a copywriter and creative strategist, she is now a Jill of all trades as a graphic designer, website builder, blog writer, video editor, social media manager, marketing strategist and more. 

In fact, give her any task and this chick will figure out how to do it! Go on, we dare you!

No, really, we DARE you!!

Cristy has won two Australian Commercial Radio Awards (ACRAs) for Best Ad and Best Sales Promotion, and even has an 'Employee of the Year' certificate with her name on it.

Cristy and her husband James have traveled extensively through Russia, China and South East Asia, and have two fur-babies, Sooty (cat) and Panda (puppy). Cristy loves drinking coffee, meeting people to drink coffee, coffee tasting and coffee flavoured cocktails. She also enjoys road trips, TED Talks and watching cat videos on youtube.

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