A wide range of health services and facilities are available in Whyalla
The Whyalla Hospital and Health Services Inc. is a modern, comprehensive health unit. It comprises of 82 staffed beds (including two hospice units) and a 20 bed day surgery unit. With integrated community, mental health, domiciliary care, palliative care and allied health teams (including physiotherapy, occupational therapy and speech pathology) located on site and off site. There has been a designated mental health unit established and comprises two purpose built units located in the medical assessment and rehabilitation ward. Additional wards include accident and emergency, surgical, theatre, women's and children's and high dependency unit.
As well as a range of health care services provided by the Whyalla hospital there is a selection of dentists, orthodontists, chiropractors, physiotherapists, optometrists and many other specialist health care providers to choose from in Whyalla.
The general day-to-day health needs of Whyalla's residents are provided by over fifteen general practitioners and three large modern pharmacies. A Medicare office and agencies for Mutual Community and Medibank Private are also present in Whyalla.
Aged care is well provided for in Whyalla with facilities such as Yeltana, Copperhouse Court and Annie Lockwood Court providing a mixture of independent and assisted living for the elderly. Amaroo Lodge also provides short term respite care.
