About Us
Our purpose
We provide people with healthcare that matters to them.
Corryong Health operates as a Multipurpose Service (MPS), a flexible health care model designed to provide integrated health and aged care services in rural and remote areas.
The MPS model enables us to utilise funding from Commonwealth, State and Local sources to deliver:
- General Practice Medical Clinic;
- Urgent Care Centre;
- Acute and inpatient care;
- Residential Aged Care;
- National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) services;
- Community and primary health services;
- Allied Health and Mental Health services;
- Home and community-based services;
- Health Promotion and preventative care.
Corryong Health serves as a key healthcare provider for the Upper Murray region, ensuring access to essential services. We constantly work towards building a service profile that reflects the entire community, to ensure people feel cared for, have an opportunity to be healthy, live well and are connected across the healthcare ecosystem. As the community population profile changes, so too does the Corryong Health service mix.
We are also an essential, collaborative contributor to the Hume Local Health Service Network, through supported transitions and services system navigation. We are a trusted partner, focused on fostering strong relationships to ensure our community members have seamless access to the comprehensive care they need, both locally and through broader network linkages. Whilst we cannot provide all services we can be the link between us and other services.
Our Vision
We imagine a community where people feel cared for, live well and are connected.
Corryong Health recognises that health encompasses all of the social determinants and intersectional aspects of a person’s life and care is prioritised in accordance with clinical presentation and biopsychosocial need. Corryong Health acknowledge that diverse populations enable a community to flourish with vibrancy that ensures ongoing growth and learning. Our team understands that First Nations people are the oldest living culture in the world and that the richness in learning from First Nations leaders is key to building a culturally safe health service that responds to the intergenerational trauma that exists.
Corryong Health has a zero tolerance to child abuse, family violence and racist healthcare. Recognising and responding to adversity and toxic stress is important to health outcomes, including the impacts of climate emergencies.
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Our Story
The origins of the Health Service date back to 1897 when plans to build the Corryong Cottage Hospital were conceived.
In 1902 the foundation stone was laid for what then became known as the Victoria Cottage Hospital. In 1916 the foundation stone of the present hospital was laid. Over the years, the number of acute beds rose to its peak of forty-two in the 1960’s and on 5th November 1983 the Upper Murray Nursing Home, a 20-bed high aged care facility, was opened.
In the early 1990’s the Agency took the opportunity to apply to be funded under the Multi-Purpose Program. This was to enable a more flexible and responsive service to be developed that would meet the changing needs of our isolated rural community. In 1995 the Services was renamed Upper Murray Health & Community Services and commenced operation as a Multi-Purpose Service (MPS).
In 2017 Upper Murray Health and Community Services with a huge amount of community consultation, changed its name to Corryong Health to make us an easier provider to find for people searching for services in our community.
On 1 July, 2025, Victoria’s Local Health Service Networks were officially established and Corryong Health became a formalised member of the Hume Local Health Service Network, together with 11 other health services. The Network is responsible for supporting collaborative care for their community, as close to home as possible.
Today, Corryong Health is a highly integrated organisation providing a broad range of hospital, residential aged care, medical and primary health and community support services. The service also operates a Medical Clinic, Health and Fitness Centre, and Retirement Village.