News and progress

In a heartwarming display of community spirit and innovation, the nurses from the Temora Medical Complex have been doing something extraordinary for the elderly residents of their town.

Denise, a 60-year-old woman was recently transferred to Wagga Base Hospital after presenting to ED at the Tumbarumba Hospital.    

Michael has completed Pulmonary Rehab at Temora Hospital.  He was a regular attendee of the group, travelling near 40km from Ariah Park to participate and help better manage his COPD.  

Read our Year in Review to find out the highlights of the program to date.

Do you have a patient with acute or subacute respiratory illness who requires daily medical review but can otherwise manage at home?

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) affects 1 in 13 Australians aged 40 and over, yet half of them don’t know they have it. Alarmingly, Indigenous Australians are 2.5 times more likely to have COPD.

Joining Winter Strategy for a second consecutive year, Vecare are once again pulling out all stops to deliver the program aiming to make a difference for their patients and the wider community.

Winter Strategy 2024 is progressing well this winter with general practices engaging with new and existing patients to providing proactive care and interventions to help reduce hospitalisations over the colder months.

Marathon Health in partnership with Back on Track Physiotherapy are offering a free 8-week Pulmonary and Chronic Cardiac Rehabilitation (PCCR) program.

Recently at the PSA24 conference in Sydney, our LWYW Community Pharmacist, Kym Ramsey represented the Living Well, Your Way team and pilot pharmacists, delivering a poster presentation at the conference.