Western Region Health Centre offers a comprehensive Women’s Health Service. A Registered Nurse with Family Planning qualifications is available for individual and group consultations for women of any age.
What is offered?
Women's Health Services available:
• Emergency Contraception Advice• Contraception Advice/Options
• Clinical Breast Examination
• Breast awareness education
• Pap tests – free service
• Menopause information
• Urinary incontinence advice/referral
• Sexually Transmitted Infections advice
• Sexuality issues counselling
• Pregnancy Counselling
• Vaginal Health Advice
• Fertility / infertility information
• Natural Family Planning methods
• Newly arrived Women’s Health Issues
Availability
The Women’s Health Nurse is available at Footscray on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
The Women’s Health Nurse is available at Braybrook on request.
For your information:
The Centre offers a range of services as follows:
• African Women’s Groups
• Home visiting for women with disabilities
• Interpreters on site
• Diabetes Nurse
• Ante Natal Clinic – Wednesdays 9:00am – 4:00pm at 72 Paisley Street, Footscray provided by Western Health, Sunshine Maternity Services.
Further Information
The Women’s Health Nurse
Western Region Health Centre
Footscray Site
Phone: 8398 4100
or
Western Region Health Centre
Braybrook Site
Phone: 9334 6699
There is a small fee payable for service. If this payment is difficult, please discuss this with the Women’s Health Nurse.
WRHC is located at :
FOOTSCRAY SITE
72–78 Paisley Street, Footscray. 3011Phone: 03 8398 4100
Fax: 03 9687 9330
(click here for map)
The Centre is conveniently located in Paisley Street, close to Footscray and Middle Footscray stations, tram and bus routes. Parking is also available nearby.
MELWAYS ref 42 B4
BRAYBROOK SITE
107-139 Churchill Avenue, Braybrook. 3019Phone: 03 9334 6699
Fax: 03 9312 3507(click here for map)
The Centre is conveniently located in Churchill Avenue, close to the Western Hwy. Parking is available nearby.
MELWAYS ref 27 C12
BUS ROUTES: From Footscray take Bus 220 along
Ashley St until Churchill Ave, then catch Bus 408 from Highpoint which runs up Churchill Ave. From Sunshine take Bus 215 or 220 along Ballarat Rd to Vine St and walk up to Churchill Ave (approx 600m).
