Orange Health Service is equipped with two linear accelerators for the administration of radiation therapy as well as onsite carer's accommodation.
[8] Ronald McDonald House Charities in co-operation with the Royal Far West Children's Health Scheme operate the Ronald McDonald Care Mobile, a purpose built mobile pediatric clinic providing diagnosis, treatment, referral and management of on-going medical conditions to residents in isolated communities throughout the region from a base at the Bloomfield Campus,[9] as well as providing up to 20 accommodation units for families of sick children.
[12] In January 2011, the murder of a senior member of the nursing staff by a psychiatric patient while on duty at the hospital attracted national media attention and triggered simultaneous investigations by the Health Department, State Coroner and police.
The incident was the first involving the death of a health worker while on duty in the state since 1994 and also saw the patient charged with the attempted murder of a second nurse.
By the end of World War II, the mental hospital was home to 1596 male and female patients who were housed separately in the various buildings on the site.
Bloomfield was almost self-sufficient in the early days with its own dairy herd, laundry, morgue, bootmaker, hairdresser, dentist, chapel, and with meals cooked for patients in their individual accommodation buildings.
Over the years, the healthcare model has evolved and now includes a strong move towards peer support to offer recovery and hope for residents.
[16] After 10 years of planning and construction and a cost of $250 million, the new hospital was officially opened by Minister for Health Carmel Tebbutt on 17 March 2011.
[19] Statistics for the 2011-2012 financial year published by the Australian Government's My Hospital website show Orange Health Service conducted 3,049 elective surgeries and handled 27,272 Emergency Department presentations.