Riverland Mallee Coorong Local Health Network

Riverland Mallee Coorong Local Health Network This is the official page for Riverland Mallee Coorong Local Health Network (RMCLHN).

🟣💜 It's Wear it Purple Day! 💜🟣Check out the Murray Bridge Soldiers' Memorial Hospital Theatre Team donning their purple ...
29/08/2025

🟣💜 It's Wear it Purple Day! 💜🟣

Check out the Murray Bridge Soldiers' Memorial Hospital Theatre Team donning their purple gear today 😍

Wear It Purple strives to foster supportive, safe, empowering and inclusive environments for LGBTIQA+ young people 🏳‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

The theme this year is ‘Bold Voices, Bright Futures’, which reminds us that young people can only thrive when they feel safe, accepted and seen. ❤️💛💚💙💜

RMCLHN is committed to creating an environment where people who identify as LGBTIQA+ are welcome, and where their ability to participate fully in all aspects of social and economic life, free from discrimination and prejudice, is maximised.

For more information and resources, visit www.wearitpurple.org

📸 Pictured: Clinical Nurse (CN) Amanda Weyland, Registered Nurse (RN) Jakade Salter, RN Maria Reich, RN Petra Stephenson and CN Troy Martin. 💜

Join us in celebrating our ✨INCREDIBLE✨ speech pathologists across the Riverland Mallee and Coorong for !This year’s th...
29/08/2025

Join us in celebrating our ✨INCREDIBLE✨ speech pathologists across the Riverland Mallee and Coorong for !

This year’s theme highlights that speech pathologists are there to support wellbeing, confidence, connection, independence, inclusion and opportunity at every stage of life.

Our speech pathologists provide assessment, diagnosis and treatment for communication and swallowing difficulties at all stages of life – from birth to older age.

They also:
🔹 assist consumers with speech, language, fluency, voice, literacy, adult dysphagia, paediatric swallowing, social skills and alternative communication difficulties
🔹 provide services across a range of settings including hospitals, residential aged care facilities, multi-purpose service sites, community centres, centres, in schools and at home
🔹 work as part of a multidisciplinary team with other allied health professionals to provide holistic services and support consumers with options of accessing other disciplines as required for effective care coordination.

ℹ For more information about access to RMCLHN speech pathology services, please contact one of our larger Country Health Connect sites during office hours (08) 8535 6800 (Murray Bridge) or (08) 8580 2500 (Berri).

📷 Picture one: Riverland Speech Pathology Team members Sakshi Surve, Yukino Sawai, Jasmine Prizibilla and Emily Klose.
📷 Picture two: Murray Bridge Speech Pathology Team members Emily Roberts, Megan Pobke, Pietro Trentin and Dandan Wang (Peter Chan - not pictured).

Knowing the difference between a sprain and a strain helps you understand your injury better and get the care you need. ...
28/08/2025

Knowing the difference between a sprain and a strain helps you understand your injury better and get the care you need.

Quick treatment can help decrease the swelling and pain when an injury happens. This is also known as RICE:
👉 Rest the injured area: if your leg is hurt your doctor might tell you to use crutches so you don't put weight on it.
👉 Ice: put a cold compress or ice pack on the injury for 20 minutes at a time, several times a day.
👉 Compression: wear a bandage around the injury to stop any swelling and bleeding.
👉 Elevate: raise the injured area higher than your heart while resting to help reduce swelling.

It's important to see your doctor to ensure your injury is properly treated and to prevent complications.

Source: healthdirect

🤩 Congratulations to Maintenance Officer, Tony Capes, who recently celebrated ✨50 Years of Service✨ at the Tailem Bend D...
28/08/2025

🤩 Congratulations to Maintenance Officer, Tony Capes, who recently celebrated ✨50 Years of Service✨ at the Tailem Bend District Hospital!

Tony began his career at the hospital, formally known as the Lower Murray District Hospital, on 17 August 1975.

Tony has been a steady presence over the past 50 years – whether it’s replacing a light bulb, repairing broken equipment, having a chat in the corridor, or just keeping everything ticking over.

Tony knows the hospital like the back of his hand, and he’s seen many changes over the years.

“When I first joined the maintenance team, my first allocated task was to paint the whole hospital using a paintbrush – it took 18 months,” he says.

THANK YOU, Tony, for your incredible dedication to the Tailem Bend community, and for helping keep our health service running smoothly for the past five decades. 💙

UPDATE: The Riverland Mallee Coorong Local Health Network (RMCLHN) announced a $550,000 upgrade to the Loxton Hospital C...
28/08/2025

UPDATE: The Riverland Mallee Coorong Local Health Network (RMCLHN) announced a $550,000 upgrade to the Loxton Hospital Complex theatre in July.

The walls, floor vinyl and air conditioning will be upgraded, resulting in improved clinical services, accessibility, and improved quality, health and safety outcomes for staff and consumers.

Works are due to commence from 7:00am on Monday 1 September 2025, with the operating theatre expected to be operational by early 2026.

All planned and unplanned labour and birth care booked at Loxton Hospital Complex will be temporarily diverted to Riverland General Hospital for the duration of the upgrade.

REMINDER: BreastScreen SA is visiting Waikerie from TODAY until 18 September 2025. If you are a woman aged over 40, espe...
27/08/2025

REMINDER: BreastScreen SA is visiting Waikerie from TODAY until 18 September 2025.

If you are a woman aged over 40, especially 50 to 74, book your free breast screen online now.

📍 Waikerie Health Service car park at 1 Lawrie Terrace, Waikerie.
⏰ Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 4:00pm. Excludes public holidays. Hours vary subject to availability.
🖥️ Book online at www.breastscreen.sa.gov.au or call on 13 20 50. Bookings essential.

Wheelchair access and free interpreter services available.

ℹ Find out more at www.breastscreen.sa.gov.au
See other upcoming locations at www.breastscreen.sa.gov.au/our-locations

Lameroo District Hospital Nurse Unit Manager (NUM), Tanya Rajaguru, was out and about today at the Lameroo Regional Comm...
27/08/2025

Lameroo District Hospital Nurse Unit Manager (NUM), Tanya Rajaguru, was out and about today at the Lameroo Regional Community School 2025 Mallee Careers Expo!

The expo was an excellent opportunity to showcase Riverland Mallee Coorong Local Health Network (RMCLHN) career pathways available in the Mallee region and beyond.

Thank you to everyone who came to say hello and have a chat to Tanya 👋

👉 Want to join our team? Visit bit.ly/JoinRMCLHN to see a list of vacancies currently available throughout our (beautiful) region and

The August edition of the Riverland Mallee Coorong Local Health Network Aboriginal Health Newsletter is now available!To...
27/08/2025

The August edition of the Riverland Mallee Coorong Local Health Network Aboriginal Health Newsletter is now available!

To receive a copy and go on the mailing list for future editions, sign up at bit.ly/AboriginalHealthML

To learn more about RMCLHN Aboriginal Health services and initiatives, visit www.sahealth.sa.gov.au/RMCAboriginalHealth

Lying awake with night sweats, forgetting words, experiencing mood swings or feeling anxious? These may be symptoms rela...
26/08/2025

Lying awake with night sweats, forgetting words, experiencing mood swings or feeling anxious? These may be symptoms related to a change in your hormone levels.

These symptoms can occur when your hormone levels change during perimenopause or menopause. You can also experience these symptoms if you have changed or stopped your hormone replacement therapy (HRT) medication.

A change in your hormone levels can affect your body and mental wellbeing.

If you’re experiencing these symptoms, speak with your GP, pharmacist or gynaecologist.

If you or someone you know is feeling distressed or needs support, call Lifeline on 13 11 14, Beyond Blue on 1300 224 636 or Mental Health Triage on 13 14 65.

😍 Congratulations to the Country Health Connect Riverland Transition Care Program (TCP) team - finalists at the 2025 A...
26/08/2025

😍 Congratulations to the Country Health Connect Riverland Transition Care Program (TCP) team - finalists at the 2025 Awards in the Area of Focus – Everyday Heroes category!

The TCP team have achieved outstanding outcomes for older people in the community aged over 65, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged over 50.

TCP provides a range of short-term care services to eligible older people following a hospital stay to help them regain as much independence as possible. Services include therapy, nursing support and/or personal care.

The TCP team works in community and residential aged care using a multidisciplinary approach to achieve the consumer’s health goals, so that they feel safe and supported at home.

They work with each consumer for up to 12 weeks, in collaboration with their families, friends, other clinicians, service providers and the wider community, and their incredible work has seen consumers who were anxious about returning home and undertaking everyday tasks go on to flourish at home on their own and in the community.

📸 Pictured: TCP Coordinator, Sarah Milton on behalf of the team.

26/08/2025

🟣Do you know someone living with dementia? Or maybe you’d just like to learn more?

🟣You’re warmly invited to a free community presentation on Thursday 18 September 2025.

🟣Come along, bring a friend, and discover helpful information and support resources.

🗓️ Check the flyer for full details – we’d love to see you there!

Consultation is open now on the Riverland Mallee Coorong Local Health Network (RMCLHN) draft Consumer and Community Enga...
25/08/2025

Consultation is open now on the Riverland Mallee Coorong Local Health Network (RMCLHN) draft Consumer and Community Engagement Strategy 2025-2028.

The Strategy outlines how we will work with consumers, carers and the community to:
🔹 provide comprehensive consumer focussed care
🔹 communicate appropriately and effectively
🔹 partner through all aspects of our services
🔹 continually evaluate and improve our health services.

To have your say, download and read the draft Strategy on the SA Health website at www.sahealth.sa.gov.au/RMCYourVoiceMatters then complete the short survey online at bit.ly/RMCLHNCCES

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Berri, SA
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