Nestled in the historic gold rush town of Inglewood 

Why IDHS?

• Inglewood & Districts Health Service is a rare jewel: a holistic health service nestled in the historic gold rush town of Inglewood in country Victoria.

• The township of Inglewood was founded in 1859 as part of the Gold Rush in Victoria and Inglewood & Districts Health Service (IDHS) is located on the same site where the original Inglewood hospital was built in 1863

• IDHS was formed on January 1st, 1996, following the amalgamation of the Inglewood Hospital and the Inglewood and Districts Community Health Centre

• IDHS services a population of approximately 5,500 (Census, 2021) in the southern half of the Loddon shire including the communities of Bridgewater, Inglewood, Korong Vale, Newbridge, Serpentine, Tarnagulla, Wedderburn and surrounding townships.

• IDHS is a busy rural health service with a 2-bed urgent care centre, 8 acute hospital beds, a 35-bed residential aged care home and large community health service.

• In 2023-24 a new purpose-built state-of-the-art community health and wellness centre was built on the site and residents can access a range of health services here including mental health and AOD (Alcohol and other Drugs), physiotherapy, occupational therapy, exercise physiology, dietetics, paediatric speech pathology, child and adult mental health services, diabetes education, chronic disease nursing, cardio-pulmonary rehabilitation and strength training.
• IDHS is an easy 5-10 minute walk from the heart of Inglewood (with a population of 800). The town was born from the 1800s alluvial gold rush, and features a charming historic streetscape, many notable gold rush buildings, gold field sites and excellent wineries. It also has a modern pharmacy, banks, post office, supermarket, bowls and golf clubs.
• A 45km drive away is the bustling Central Victorian town of Bendigo with all the facilities and services of a large regional centre.
• IDHS has strategic alliances and/or Partnerships with a range of hospitals, health services, health alliances and government bodies.
• A Nursing Home and Hostel are ideally located within the IDHS hospital complex with 15 nursing home and 20 hostel beds. These residential services are fully accredited and IDHS prides itself on the friendly, committed and excellent care that is provided for residents and families in this comfortable home-like environment.