Kimberley Aboriginal Medical Services Information

For tens of thousands of years, Kimberley Aboriginal people have cared for and provided healing to Kimberley Aboriginal people. We are building on the work of those who came before us. In the Kimberley, Broome Regional Aboriginal Medical Service was first established in 1978, and this was followed the East Kimberley Aboriginal Medical Service (now Ord Valley Aboriginal Health Service)) in 1984. A regional vision for a unified voice, to provide centralised resources and collective advocacy for the Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Service sector, was achieved in 1986 with the establishment of the Kimberley Aboriginal Medical Services Council. Since our inception, we, along with our member services, have evolved immensely, and our vision and purpose have remained strong. We are a member based, regional Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Service providing support and representing the interests of independent organisations from across the Kimberley region: Beagle Bay Community Aboriginal Corporation; Bidyadanga Aboriginal Community La Grange; Broome Regional Aboriginal Medical Service; Derby Aboriginal Health Service; Milliya Rumurra Aboriginal Corporation; Nirrumbuk Environmental Health and Services; Ord Valley Aboriginal Health Service; and Yura Yungi Medical Service. We provide a wide range of member support services, including communications, research, clinical governance, finance and accounting, corporate services, human resources, information communications technology, and training and education. In addition to supporting our member services, we deliver: • Comprehensive primary health care at remote health centres in Balgo, Beagle Bay, Bidyadanga, Billiluna, and Mulan. • Kimberley Supports. • Mental health and social and emotional wellbeing services including headspace Broome • Kimberley Renal Services, which is a wholly owned subsidiary. • Population health programs • Research