Ochre was born in the bush. Our story began in 2002, when proceduralist doctors Hamish Meldrum and Ross Lamplugh worked in the quintessential NSW outback town of Bourke. Challenged by the need for quality locum doctors in rural Australia, Ross and Hamish established ‘Australian Outback Locums’, promoting the family-friendly, outback Australian lifestyle to like-minded and capable doctors.
Today, Ochre Health is a leading facilitator of healthcare to rural, regional and urban communities around Australia. We operate a network of over 65 medical centres across five states and territories and we are a service provider to more than 450 doctors. We also work with hospitals and medical practices throughout Australia and New Zealand to source and place locum and permanent doctors across a wide range of specialties.
Improving healthcare across Australia’s very disparate environments remains an enduring passion for Ross and Hamish, who based their approach on three simple principles:
They would only manage a clinic they were happy to work in themselves.
They would only support doctors they would be happy to take their kids to.
They would try to exceed expectations in everything they did.
Ochre Health supports independent doctors who share a clear purpose and take a proactive approach in creating healthier communities.
We can support you in the delivery of excellent healthcare, by providing you with the freedom to independently practice and the ability to take advantage of the Ochre network of infrastructure, operational support, tools and facilities.
With flexible working options, you choose how and where you work to fit your lifestyle and to stay happy and healthy. Expect more than just quality infrastructure and support when you choose to practice independently with Ochre Health as your service provider. When you choose us as your facilities and services provider, we actively seek your feedback and knowledge in improving the services we provide, and we make sure we deliver.
Our different ideas, abilities and perspectives are central to caring for and understanding our communities, as well as helping to support you in improving patient health outcomes. Our philosophy goes beyond shared values and purpose – we focus on enabling clinical autonomy, providing choice through flexibility, excellent care and quality of life for support team members, the doctors who choose Ochre as their service provider and their patients.
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