Facts and Figures

Hunter New England Local Health District:

• Provides care for approximately 840,000 people
• Covers a geographical area of over 130,000 square kilometres - the size of England
• Has approximately 15,500 staff
• Has 1,500 medical officers
• Has 1,600 volunteers
• Provides health services to 12 per cent of the state's population
• Provides health services to 20 per cent of the state's Aboriginal population
• Spans 25 local concil areas and 32 Local Government Areas
• Spends $1.7 billion per annum
• Has a head office in Newcastle and a regional office in Tamworth
• Hunter New England Health is unique, in that it is the only Local Health District with a major metropolitan centre (Newcastle/Lake Macquarie), as well as a mix of several large regional centres and many smaller rural centres and remote communities within its borders.

Our facilities include public hospitals, mental health facilities and community health centres at: