Aboriginal Liaison Officers

Contact Details

Hours: 8:30am - 5:00pm Monday to Friday
Location: Echuca Regional Health
Phone: 03 5485 5836

Meet our team

Gilbert Wanganeen and Merinda Slater

Services

  • Provide Support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people using services at Echuca Regional Health
  • Assist Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to access other services in the Community, including:
    • Echuca Moama Family Medical Practice
    • Njernda Health Services (Echuca)
    • Rich River Health Group (Echuca)
    • Rumbalara (Shepparton)
    • Viney Morgan AMS (Cummeragunja)
  • Support Echuca Regional Health staff to ensure culturally sensitive health services are provided
  • Ensure appropriate referrals are made to other services
  • Advocate for all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and their families who enter Echuca Regional Health
  • Organise transport of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to and from hospital
  • Provide support to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people following discharge from hospital
  • ALOs can attend meetings with you

If you’d like to contact the ALOs when in hospital, please ask your nurse or doctor for a referral.

 


Departments and Services In Patient Services Aboriginal Liaison Officers