PHOTO: Mark Burdack has a vision for the Collarenebri Health Hub. Image: RARMS.
As many towns in the region grapple with funding GP’s, a “holistic medical health service” for Collarenebri looks set open in March.
Mark Burdack CEO of charitable organisation Rural and Remote Medical Services Ltd (RAMS) told the Western Plains App his service would “try to bring together health and social assistance into one hub.”
“One of the reasons people get sick has to do with social problems. So, for instance, if a child has asthma and lives in community housing, we will look at possible causes with the building and help to organise to get those fixed rather than just treating the asthma…