Rural Health Outreach Funds
The Rural Health Outreach Funds program supports specialists and allied health professionals in providing improved access to outreach health services to people living in regional, rural or remote communities.
Under this program, providers also support local GPs in the ongoing care of patients.
What services are offered?
Through our strong collaboration with existing Health Services, we support medical specialists and allied health providers in delivering services into regional areas. These services are located in a number of practices across our region:
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Service location |
Services offered |
Contact for enquiries or appointments |
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Dubbo |
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Dubbo Dermatology on 02 6882 6222 or Dubbo Medical and Allied Health Group – Specialist Centre on 02 6815 9900 |
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Orange |
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Central West Specialists on 02 6360 9600 |
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Nyngan |
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Bogan Shire Medical Centre on 02 6832 1305 |
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Parkes |
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Parkes Community Health on 02 6861 2400 |
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Broken Hill |
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Contact Broken Hill Health Service on 08 8080 1333 |
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Warren |
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Contact Warren Family Medical Centre on 02 6847 4326 |
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Cowra |
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Contact Orange Health Service on 02 6369 3252 |
More information
- Call us on 1300 402 585
- Email us at rural.outreach@marathonhealth.com.au
After Hours Service
Marathon Health’s response to COVID-19
A message from our CEO
We are watching the COVID-19 situation develop in our communities and our thoughts are with impacted communities.
Following advice from the Australian Government about physical distancing, we will cease face to face appointments and outreach services, and transition what services we can to virtual servicing via video and phone.
These changes will be effective from Friday 20 March at 5pm, until further notice.
During this time, our two key aims have been to maintain important health services to isolated and vulnerable people, while keeping our staff and their families safe.
Our After Hours GP clinic and telephone services will continue to operate as normal. Please visit After Hours to find out more information.
What this means
- Our physical office locations will be temporarily closed; however, staff will be working from virtual locations, and can still be reached via email or mobile during regular business hours
- For specific services, you may able to speak to your regular staff contact from the comfort of your own home. Our team will be in contact with all clients to ensure the transition to telephone/video delivery is as seamless as possible
- For those services where we are unable to offer telephone/video facilities, one of our team will be in touch to discuss alternative arrangements and reschedule for a later date
We understand this may cause stress in an already uncertain time, and we will endeavour to communicate and provide alternative options wherever possible.
For more general information about COVID-19, please visit credible sources such as health.gov.au.
If you are feeling anxious or worried, there are some great resources and forums available through Beyond Blue. If you are in a crisis, please call triple zero or go to your nearest emergency department. Find 24/7 support in your area here.
Thank you for your support during this difficult time,
Megan Callinan
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