Forbes - Lachlan Health Service

Forbes Hospital is part of the Lachlan Health Service, which also includes Parkes Hospital. It has an emergency department and inpatient beds, as well as community health services.

Forbes Hospital ED entrance

Details

Address

Lachlan Health Service, 5 Elgin Street, Forbes NSW 2871

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Opening hours
24-hour emergency
Referrals
Referrals may be required for some services. Contact us for more information.
Telehealth
Virtual care (telehealth) is available at this service. Please call to book an appointment.
Wheelchair access
Yes

Contact details

Phone: (02) 6850 7100

Emergency 000

If you or someone you are with is in immediate danger, call 000 (triple zero).

Get health advice

Help keep hospital emergency departments for emergencies. Our emergency departments prioritise people needing urgent care and you may need to wait to be seen for non-urgent matters. 

If you’re not experiencing an emergency, but you’re feeling unwell or not sure if you need to see a doctor, Healthdirect offers a handy symptom checker and approved health advice.

You can call the Healthdirect helpline on 1800 022 222 (24 hours) to talk to a registered nurse.

Our services

  • 24-hour emergency care

  • Inpatient beds including general medicine, rehabilitation and palliative care 

  • Maternity services 

  • Surgical services - scopes, gynaecology, general surgical procedures as well as elective and emergency caesarean sections. 

  • Renal dialysis 

  • Pharmacy services 

  • Medical imaging services 

  • Pathology services, with point-of-care testing available 

  • Dental services 

  • Opioid replacement program 

  • Primary and community health services include health promotion programs, community nursing, child and family health services, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, dietitian, smoking cessation service, social worker, women’s health, wound management clinics, sexual assault services, ambulatory care and Hospital in The Home 

  • Private visiting and virtual services include psychology, podiatry, psychiatry, and oncology clinics. 

Health service information

View the Forbes Hospital patient and visitor information guide.

Living and working in Forbes

Thinking of joining us at Forbes - Lachlan Health Service?  Up to $10,000 recruitment and $10,000 retention incentives apply in several clinical positions in Forbes. Visit the Forbes community page for more information on living and working in Forbes. 

Forbes has a Modified Monash ranking of 4.

Join our team

We're looking for healthcare professionals to shape the future of rural health. Forbes Hospital is a great place to work and offers incentives for certain roles. Learn about our careers and search for roles in Forbes.

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Midwives standing in midwifery unit at Forbes hospital

Lachlan Health Service, 5 Elgin Street, Forbes NSW 2871

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