Priority areas

The Strategy for Planning Country Health Services in South Australia aims to achieve an integrated country health care system. In this approach, all health care facilities across country SA play an important role in supporting the health of their local communities.

The Government is committed to improving health care in the country by:

• strengthening the four country general hospitals
• improving aboriginal health status
• expanding primary health care services and out of hospital strategies
• working collaboratively with the Health Advisory Councils
• helping country residents to choose a healthy lifestyle
• helping clinicians to work together
• improving access to mental health services
• supporting attraction and retention of staff
• improving the patient journey.