Forbes - Lachlan Health Service

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location 5 Elgin Street, Forbes, NSW 2871 Get directions

phone (02) 6850 7100

Fax (02) 6850 7163

Referrals may be required for some services. Contact us for more information.

Virtual care (telehealth) is available at this service. Please call to book an appointment.

Wheelchair accessible

opening hours 24-hour emergency

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.

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

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