Community Health

Yea & District Memorial Hospital offers the following Community Health Services to assist and support our community with their health and wellbeing.

Cardiac Support Program

Diabetes Education

Dietetics

Our Cardiac Nurse provides free heart health checks, risk factor management advice,  ongoing support following a cardiac procedure or diagnosis. Convenient visits in centre or at your home.

Our Diabetes Nurse Educator works with you and other health care partners to support your diabetes management – face to face clinic appointments or tele health available.

Our Dietitian can work closely with you to develop dietary strategies designed to help deal with, prevent or treat a wide range of health and medical conditions for both adults and children. Healthy eating modification can also be provided. Our Dietitian is also available to do community group presentations.

Mental Health

Psychological Services

Speech Pathology

Our two clinically trained mental health nurses are available to assist with any mental health concerns you may be experiencing, from anxiety, depression, borderline personality disorder, bipolar affective disorder, schizophrenia, family violence, trauma, drug and alcohol use. 

LGBTIQA + and ATSI trained. Age Range – from teenagers upwards. 

Our trained psychologist is available to assist you with any issues including anxiety, depression, stress, personal and family relationship difficulties, life transitions including grief, health changes, parenting support, pain management, disordered eating, goal setting and personal growth.

We offer services for both children (pre-school) and adults. Our children’s services are based at Yea and Kinglake attached to kindergartens. Our service for adults – supports anyone with language & swallowing difficulties.

Appointment Process

Call Yea Community Health on 5736 0448 to book an appointment.

Cost of Appointments

Yea & District Memorial Hospital charge fee / co-payment for its Community Health services.

Our fees are charged in accordance with the Victorian Department of Health & Human Services guidelines and will be discussed at the point of contact. Please see information below regarding the schedule of fees.

Note: YDMH is not a Registered NDIS provider and our Community Health staff are not Medicare service providers

Waiting Room

Whilst waiting for your appointment, please take a seat in the newly refurbished waiting room in the Grace Bennetts Centre, Miller Street corridor.

District Nursing

Click Here – For information about the Yea District Nursing Service 


Fees

 

The structure of these fees is as follows:

Community Health schedule of fees (current February 2025)

Minimum 1 hour charge. Appointments over 1 hour will be charged in 15 minute blocks.

If you are unable to pay the set co-payment fee for the service you have been referred to please call 03 5736 0400.

 

 

Activity / population type

 

 

Policy

 Fee payable (per hour unless stated)
Low Medium High 
Financially dependent childrenParents of financially dependent children may be charged if they are not low income.Nil$17.50$122.10
Health promotion and group activitiesAgencies may charge a fee for group activities.$8.90$8.90$8.90
District Nursing ServiceChargeable services
     – plus consumables/dressing costs
$4.40
(per visit)
$38.90$118.40
Counselling/casework consultationsNo charge for low and medium income clientsNilNil$122.10

Allied health consultations provided by Yea Community Health

  • Dietetics
  • Mental Health Services
  • Diabetes Education
  • Adult Speech Pathology (Yea)
  • Paediatric Speech Pathology (Kinglake)
Chargeable services$11.50$17.50$122.10
Interpreting NilNilNil
Initial needs identification NilNilNil
Other services and items (such as report writing, court attendance, information material, secondary consultations)

Where appropriate, such service fees may be charged even when associated with a service that does not attract a fee (e.g. counselling provided to a low income person).

Fees should be levied in a manner consistent with the exemptions and capping provisions included in this policy.

Agency may set feesAgency may set feesAgency may set fees

Income ranges 2019

   The Community Health income ranges are based on the Centrelink Income Test for pensioners.

 

Low income

 Medium income

High income

Individual

< $39,089

> $39,089

 < $86,208

> $86,208

Couple

< $59,802

> $59,802

 < $115,245

> $115,245

Family (one child)

< $66,009

> $66,009

 < $118,546

> $118,546

 

 (plus $6,206 per additional child)

 

 

Waiting Lists

A waiting list may occur and priority is given to those with the highest assessed need.

Private Allied Health Services

Yea & District Memorial Hospital has some private providers utilising various spaces in our buildings, to help provide a range of healthcare services to our community. These services do not come under our Community Health Fee structure. 

Fees and charges are in accordance with each individual service. 

Please enquire about fees when making an appointment. 

This includes, but is not limited to: 

  • Podiatry 
  • Physiotherapy 
  • Psychology