In Every Way in Every Day Inspiring Health
MDHS provides a wide range of services to support the community to return home, stay at home and long term assistance if required.
These include health promotion,empowerment in the prevention of ill-health and community connectedness programs.
These services and programs are available to community members living within the MDHS catchment areas including Maryborough, Dunolly and Avoca, as well as the smaller and more isolated areas within out community.
A dietitian is available at MDHS to provide education, advice and programs that promote health through improved eating and modified diets to encourage good nutritional habits.
Occupational Therapists are able to assist people of all ages to maximise safety, independence and well-being in their daily activities within their environment whether at home, work or in the community and enhance ability to manage living with injury, illness or disability.
Our physiotherapy service assists clients in the prevention, treatment and management of movement disorders arising from muscle and skeletal injury, illness or disability. Exercise physiologists are available to assess and plan safe exercise programs and provide health coaching for clients with acute or chronic injuries or illnesses.
Counselling, casework, referral and advocacy is available at MDHS to support people in dealing with life’s challenges, including loss and grief, relationship breakdowns, family issues, stress, anxiety and depression.
Speech pathology services are provided to pre-school children and adults. Regular clinics are available at Maryborough, Avoca and Dunolly.
MDHS offers public dental health services by appointment at our dental clinic, to children and adults with a current concession card.
Services include check-ups with x-rays, preventative treatment, fillings, extractions and prosthodontics (dentures) and referrals are also available for specialist care to the Royal Dental Hospital of Melbourne.
Dental Services at MDHS are located at the Maryborough campus, near the Urgent Care Centre entrance off Clarendon Street.
Please contact Dental services directly to arrange your appointment on telephone 5461 0388
MDHS District Nurses provide a wide variety of nursing services to assist eligible clients in maintaining health, independence and quality of life within their own home, including wound and medication management, health education and promotion, nursing support to clients and carers.
Assessments and referrals to other services can be arranged are required.
For further information please contact District Nursing directly on telephone 5461 0333
A Nurse-Led Clinic is available three days a week at the Avoca campus on Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 9:00 am to 12 noon.
There are nine appointments available on each of those days and to book an appointment please telephone 5465 1200. If the phone is unattended please leave a message and someone will return your call to make an appointment.
Please note that the Nurse-Led Clinic is not for emergency care.
Counselling, withdrawal, drink-drive and drug-drive assessment is available through Community Services. A needle-syringe program (NSP) is also available with a drop off point for used needles outside the Community Services building in Maryborough. Education and support is available to individuals wishing to give up or cut back smoking.
Housing Support services are available to eligible people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. Emergency and transitional housing and assistance to maintain current accommodation is also available.
After hours homelessness support is available by contacting: 1800 825 955 (free call, 24 hours).
The chronic conditions self management programs aim to assist people manage the emotional and physical pain of living with a chronic health condition. The program is relevant for people living with a broad range of chronic health conditions.
Hospital Admissions Risk Program (HARP) helps people manage with chronic disease or complex needs who frequently use hospital or at risk of hospitalisation.
Podiatry services are provided by variety of providers from different organisations. Further information is available from the Community Services Intake Worker and a doctor’s referral is required to access these services.
A wide range of lifestyle and living well programs are run at all campuses of MDHS. All activities aim to improve overall health and well-being and are supervised by qualified staff.
A number of co-located services are also available through Community Services, including organisations such as Bendigo Health – Psychiatric Services, Australian Hearing, Centre Against Sexual Assault (CASA), Centre For Non Violence (CNV) and Legal Services.
Are available at Maryborough and Dunolly campuses. These groups aim to provide a program of activities for people living at home within the community to assist with skills required for daily living as well as provide opportunities for support and social interaction.
For more information about Social Support Groups please contact 5461 0333
Community Palliative Care service works with community who have a terminal illness, their families, carers and the community in promoting and providing high quality palliative care.
The staff liaise and work in conjunction with other community based services to provide holistic care.
The service is available to anyone, of any age with any diagnosis, we understand how important it is to be cared for at home.
A referral from a GP is required to receive Community Palliative Care.
