Central Highlands Rural Health

Rural Healthcare Serviceschrh.org.au

Central Highlands Rural Health is a Victorian Government-funded public health service operating five campuses across Hepburn Shire and Macedon Ranges, serving more than 60,000 residents with acute hospital care, residential aged care, community health, and in-home services.

Company typePublic
Founded2019
HeadquartersDaylesford, Australia
Headcount11–50
GTM typeB2C
OfferingServices

What Central Highlands Rural Health does

Central Highlands Rural Health (CHRH) is a Victorian Government-funded public health service operating five campuses — Clunes, Creswick, Daylesford, Kyneton, and Trentham — across Hepburn Shire and Macedon Ranges Shire, serving more than 60,000 residents. Formed in November 2019 through the amalgamation of Hepburn Health Service and Kyneton District Health (with predecessor hospitals dating back to 1854), CHRH delivers acute hospital care (18-bed Daylesford and 27-bed Kyneton campuses with 24/7 Urgent Care Centres, surgical theatres, dialysis, and oncology), residential aged care at three campuses, community health and allied health services, palliative care, in-home and Support at Home packages, and specialised clinics including a Women's Health Clinic launched in September 2024. On-site GP services are provided by partner operators Springs Medical and Ochre Health, with Bendigo Health delivering community mental health and partners Lake Imaging and Austin Pathology providing radiology and pathology.

The organisation is governed by a Board of Directors appointed by the Victorian Minister for Health and is primarily funded through statutory government health service allocations, supplemented by fee-based services (some urgent care consultations, FOI applications at A$34.50, community services fee schedules) and donations collected via GiveNow across all five campuses. Revenue mechanics are best characterised as recurring government appropriations with ancillary transactional and philanthropic income; there is no commercial sales motion, and services are accessed by direct walk-in, GP referral, or community health presentation. Technology stack consists of standard healthcare information management systems, the healthdirect Telehealth platform, My Health Record integration, Roster On cloud-based workforce scheduling, and the ANDROGOGIC Learning Hub.

CHRH holds Rainbow Tick accreditation for LGBTIQA+ inclusion and recognition as the Premier's Small Rural Health Service of the Year (2017, predecessor Kyneton District Health), and operates a Graduate Nurse Program with six annual positions in partnership with Ballarat Health Service. Approximately 130 volunteers support operations across campuses.

Central Highlands Rural Health firmographics

Firmographics

Name: Central Highlands Rural Health
Legal name: Central Highlands Rural Health
Website: https://chrh.org.au
Company type: Public
Founded year: 2019
Operating status: Operating
Headcount range: 11–50 employees
Short description: Central Highlands Rural Health is a Victorian Government-funded public health service operating five campuses across Hepburn Shire and Macedon Ranges, serving more than 60,000 residents with acute hospital care, residential aged care, community health, and in-home services.
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Central Highlands Rural Health industry classification

Industry

Product category: Rural Healthcare Services
NAICS: Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly (62331), Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) (62311), Home Health Care Services (621610)
SIC: Services-General Medical & Surgical Hospitals, Nec (8062), Services-Skilled Nursing Care Facilities (8051), Services-Home Health Care Services (8082)
akta.pro primary industry: Critical Access & Rural Hospitals (HLAFAAAG)
akta.pro secondary industries: Community & Regional General Hospitals (HLAFAAAB), Small Residential Care Homes (RCFE/Board & Care) (HLADABAF), Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) (HLAFAGAL)

Keywords

Rural health services
Public hospital care
Residential aged care
Community health programs
Acute care services

Where Central Highlands Rural Health is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

HQ city: Daylesford
HQ country: Australia
HQ region: Oceania

Offices5 records

Markets served

Central Highlands Rural Health business model

Business model

GTM type: B2C
Offering type: Services
Cost components: Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

Government-funded public health services: Central Highlands Rural Health is a public health service funded primarily through Victorian Government health service allocations. Services include acute hospital care, residential aged care, community health, and home support programs under government-subsidised frameworks.
Donations and fundraising: Donations are solicited across five campuses via GiveNow online portal, mail-in cheques, phone with credit card, and walk-in. Fundraising events and drives provide added income to support equipment, treatments, and social support programs.
Fee-based services: Fees apply for some community health services and urgent care centre consultations. Radiology and pathology tests are normally bulk billed. Doctors may charge a fee for consultations, discussed prior to treatment. Some services attract fees after hours.

Pricing tiers

Model	Billing	Price
Unit Pricing	Annual	Community Services Fee Schedule
Unit Pricing	Pay-as-you-go	Freedom of Information
Subscription	Monthly	Telehealth

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Central Highlands Rural Health product offering

Product offering

Core offering

Central Highlands Rural Health is a Victorian government-funded public health service that delivers acute hospital care, 24/7 urgent care, residential aged care, community health and wellbeing programs, in-home support, palliative care, and specialist women's health services across five campuses (Clunes, Creswick, Daylesford, Kyneton, Trentham) serving more than 60,000 residents of Hepburn Shire and Macedon Ranges Shire. The organisation combines hospitals, residential aged care facilities, community health centres, and outreach/home services under a single integrated rural health service.

Product overview

Central Highlands Rural Health is a multi-campus rural health service provider operating across five locations (Clunes, Creswick, Daylesford, Kyneton, and Trentham) in Victoria's Hepburn Shire and Macedon Ranges. The organization operates as a unified health service offering acute hospital care (Kyneton and Daylesford hospitals with urgent care centres, surgical services, dialysis, and oncology), residential aged care (Daylesford, Creswick, and Trentham), and comprehensive community health and wellbeing services (psychology, physiotherapy, podiatry, occupational therapy, dietetics, speech pathology, dental services, and maternal child health). Key specialized services include a Women's Health Clinic at Kyneton Health, Telehealth video consultations, In-Home Services (district nursing, home care packages, hospital in the home, palliative care), and mental health services. The Best Care Quality Framework underpins all service delivery, with My Health Record integration enabling coordinated digital health information sharing. The organization was formed in November 2019 through the amalgamation of Hepburn Health and Kyneton District Health.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

Women's Health Clinic (Kyneton Health)

Quantifiable outcome

Over 60,000 people served across Hepburn Shire and Macedon Ranges
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Companies that use Central Highlands Rural Health

Customer profile

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Central Highlands Rural Health technology and API

Technology

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API: No
API docs
API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Central Highlands Rural Health partnerships and signals

Strategic signal

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

Ochre HealthcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOchre Health operates medical centres located at Clunes Health and Trentham Health campuses. Doctors attend at these locations, providing GP services to the local community on-site.
Grampians Health Ballarat / Ballarat Health ServicecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBallarat Health Service (operating as Grampians Health Ballarat) is a regional partner for clinical experiences and service collaboration. CHRH partners with Ballarat Health Service for additional clinical rotations for graduate nurses.
Bendigo HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBendigo Health runs the Kyneton Community Mental Health service from Kyneton Health, providing comprehensive mental health assessment, treatment, and support to adult patients aged 25 to 65 years.
Cobaw Community Health ServicesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCobaw Community Health offers a range of community health services from 1 Caroline Chisholm Drive in Kyneton, as well as services in Woodend and Romsey.
Springs MedicalcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSprings Medical operates from Daylesford (10 Hospital Street) and Kyneton (89b Piper Street) and at Trentham Health five days a week, providing GP services near hospital campuses.
Hepburn Shire CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCHRH collaborates with Hepburn Shire Council on local health planning and community initiatives.
Macedon Ranges Shire CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCHRH collaborates with Macedon Ranges Shire Council on local health planning and community initiatives.
Central Highlands Primary Care PartnershipminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCHRH participates in the Central Highlands Primary Care Partnership to share resources and collaborate on health programs.
Central Victorian Primary Care PartnershipminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCHRH participates in the Central Victorian Primary Care Partnership to share resources and collaborate on health programs.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Central Highlands Rural Health competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Direct peers

Latrobe Regional Health: Sub-regional health service in Gippsland providing acute care, aged care, and a broad community health footprint. Comparable multi-service regional public health provider operating across multiple sites in rural Victoria.
Colac Area Health: Small rural health service in southwest Victoria offering acute, aged care, and community services. Highly comparable to CHRH as a small rural multi-service public health provider under Victorian Government funding.
Albury Wodonga Health: Cross-border regional health service providing acute, aged care, mental health, and community services across multiple campuses in northeast Victoria/southern NSW. Comparable multi-campus regional model with similar service breadth to CHRH but at larger scale.
Northeast Health Wangaratta: Sub-regional health service in northeast Victoria providing acute, aged care, and community health across a dispersed rural catchment. Comparable multi-service rural health model and Victorian public-sector governance structure to CHRH.
Western District Health Service: Multi-campus rural health service in Hamilton and surrounding Western District delivering acute, residential aged care, and community health. Closely comparable to CHRH in scale, multi-site model, and rural Victorian footprint.
East Grampians Health Service: Small rural Victorian health service operating across Ararat and surrounds with acute, aged care, and community health services. Highly comparable to CHRH as another Victorian small rural multi-service health network serving a dispersed rural population.
Portland District Health: Rural Victorian health service providing acute, aged care, and community health to the Glenelg Shire. Comparable in scale and rural multi-service delivery to CHRH.
Echuca Regional Health: Regional health service in northern Victoria providing acute, aged care, and community health across multiple sites. Comparable in service mix and rural-regional positioning, though serving a slightly larger catchment than CHRH.

Broad incumbents

Bendigo Health: Large regional referral health service in central Victoria providing acute, mental health, aged care, and community services. A named CHRH partner running the Kyneton Community Mental Health service; broader portfolio makes it an incumbent peer rather than a direct small-rural competitor.
Grampians Health Ballarat: Major regional referral health service formed from the amalgamation of Ballarat Health Service and others, operating across multiple campuses. A named CHRH partner that provides clinical rotations; broader portfolio and specialist depth place it as an incumbent rather than a direct small-rural peer.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Central Highlands Rural Health financial estimates

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Central Highlands Rural Health leadership team

Management profile

Number of profiles

Profiles18 records

Central Highlands Rural Health funding detail

Funding detail

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Central Highlands Rural Health M&A and investment

M&A and investment

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Central Highlands Rural Health

What does Central Highlands Rural Health do?

Is Central Highlands Rural Health a public or private company?

Central Highlands Rural Health is a public company. It is classified as state government owned and is currently operating.

When was Central Highlands Rural Health founded?

Central Highlands Rural Health was founded in 2019. It employs 11 to 50 people.

Where is Central Highlands Rural Health based?

Central Highlands Rural Health is headquartered in Daylesford, Australia, in the Oceania region.

How does Central Highlands Rural Health make money?

Three revenue lines are on record. Government-funded public health services are the primary driver. The others are donations and fundraising and fee-based services.

Who are Central Highlands Rural Health's main competitors?

Direct peers on record are Latrobe Regional Health, Colac Area Health, Albury Wodonga Health, Northeast Health Wangaratta, Western District Health Service, East Grampians Health Service, Portland District Health and Echuca Regional Health. Broad incumbents are Bendigo Health and Grampians Health Ballarat.

Does Central Highlands Rural Health have an API?

No public API is recorded for Central Highlands Rural Health.

What industry is Central Highlands Rural Health in?

Central Highlands Rural Health's product category is Rural Healthcare Services. Its primary akta.pro industry code is HLAFAAAG, Critical Access & Rural Hospitals, with a secondary code of HLAFAAAB, Community & Regional General Hospitals. Its NAICS code is 62331 and its SIC code is 8062.