Facility details
67 - 75 North Street,
Oberon NSW 2787
Visiting Hours: 8am to 8pm
*subject to change, please check current restrictions
Phone: (02) 6336 6700
Fax: (02) 6336 6780
Oberon Multipurpose Service (MPS) is a 21 bed health facility and has 8 acute care beds, 10 high level nursing home beds and 3 Emergency Department beds. Our service functions 24 hours per day. Our MPS offers a wide range of medical and paramedical services required by the local community encompassing a wide geographical area and the needs of a large tourist population at certain times of the year. The Oberon MPS offers medical services including emergency and critical care, aged care, medical imaging, district nursing, community nursing, child and family health just to name a few. The facility also has visiting services including psychology, speech pathology, drug and alcohol, children’s dental and women’s health.
Medical Services are provided by accredited Visiting Medical Officers (VMO’s) who provide a twenty four hour medical service which is on call for emergencies.
Town overview
Town name: Oberon
Population: 3,256 (2016)
MM#: 5
Oberon is situated approximately 180 kms west of Sydney on the western side of the Great Dividing Range in the Central Tablelands. At over 1100 metres above sea level, Oberon is 40 minutes from Bathurst. The township has a wonderful true mountain climate and can experience snow through the winter months. The name “Oberon” comes from Shakespeares “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”.
The main industry in Oberon is forestry, timber processing to finished product. Oberon also has a strong farming history with prime lambs and beef cattle being the main rural industry. The newest industry in Oberon is tourism.