 Sydney
South West Area Health Service (SSWAHS) was formed as a legal entity from 1
January 2005.
SSWAHS is one of the most populous Area Health Services in the State. SSWAHS
staff treat and care for patients in public hospitals and healthcare
facilities from Balmain to Bowral.
Interesting Facts:
- The Area Health Service SSWAHS covers a land area
of 6,380 square kilometers, across 15 local government areas with an
estimated population of 1.3 million residents.
- SSWAHS is the most ethnically diverse AHS in
Australia; 39 per cent of the population speak a language other than
English at home.
- The Area’s population is also growing by around
20,000 births per annum, representing over 22 per cent of all births in
NSW. SSWAHS contains areas with some of the highest fertility rates in the
State, with some suburbs well above the State average of 1.79 births per
woman, including Bankstown (2.15) Liverpool (2.12), Camden (2.11),
Canterbury (2.08), and Wollondilly (2.07).
Strategic Direction:
SSWAHS has incorporated NSW Health’s vision Healthy People – Now and in
the Future into its own strategic plan –
A New Direction for Sydney
South West Health Service Strategic Plan towards 2010.
The vision is underpinned by four goals and seven
strategic directions. The four goals are:
- To keep people healthy
- To deliver high quality health services
- To provide the health care people need
- To manage health services well.
The seven strategic directions are:
- Make prevention everybody’s business
- Create better experiences for people using the
health system
- Strengthen primary health and continuing care in
the community
- Build regional and other partnerships for health
- Make smart choices about the costs and benefits
of health services and health support services
- Build a sustainable health workforce
- Be ready for new risks and opportunities.
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