Yorketown Hospital

Overview

York Hospital is a small rural healthcare facility serving the historic township of York and surrounding communities in Western Australia’s Avon Valley region. With approximately 12 beds, this district hospital provides emergency services, general inpatient care, aged care, and community health programs. Operating as part of the WA Country Health Service, the facility offers emergency stabilisation, general medical services, residential aged care places, respite care, and community nursing. Located in Western Australia’s oldest inland town approximately 97 kilometers east of Perth, York Hospital serves a catchment population of around 3,500 people across this agricultural region. The hospital plays an important role in providing accessible healthcare to this rural community, with a focus on services for the aging population and emergency response for farming-related incidents and road trauma on nearby highways. The facility maintains telehealth connections to specialists in larger centers and arrangements with retrieval services for emergency evacuations requiring higher levels of care. York Hospital represents a vital healthcare resource in this heritage town, which has become both an agricultural service center and popular tourist destination, requiring healthcare services that support both permanent residents and visitors to the area.