Kyogle Multi-Purpose Service (MPS) is celebrating 100 years of service with a Community Open Day highlighting the hospital's proud history of delivering care and support to the Northern NSW region.
The community open day, being held on Saturday 15 November 2025, will reflect on the hospital's past achievements and ongoing commitment to providing exceptional healthcare, since admitting its first patient on 2 May 1925.
Kyogle MPS, co-located alongside a private GP practice, today provides emergency, general medical, and aged care services as part of a flexible model of care tailored to the local community. It includes provision for 28 aged care residents who live on site.
Between 1 July 2024 and 30 June 2025, more than 5,400 people attended the centre's Emergency Department, with more than 380 patients admitted and almost 3,600 non-admitted patient service events provided.
During the community event, the original bright yellow 1938 Dodge Ambulance will be on display, a loan from Temora Ambulance Museum. The ambulance has been transported back to Kyogle, thanks to a community fundraising drive spearheaded by Kyogle Museum.
Additionally, a display of a 1925 hospital ward featuring hospital memorabilia and artefacts collected by Kyogle and Urbenville museums will be set up helping attendees to transport back in time.
The event will also feature NSW Health services ranging from BreastScreen NSW to Aboriginal healthcare, health promotion, snakebite treatment, dementia, diabetes treatment and more.
Aged care residents, including three centenarians who call Kyogle MPS home, will join in festivities.
Kyogle hospital has long been supported by the community, particularly the volunteers of Kyogle Hospital Auxiliary, whose fundraising efforts have benefitted many patients and staff over the years.
Kyogle MPS is one of four Multi-Purpose Service sites in the Northern NSW Local Health District (NNSWLHD).
Quotes attributable to Minister for the North Coast Janelle Saffin:
"Since its establishment, the Kyogle MPS has played a vital role in improving the health and wellbeing of our communities in the Northern Rivers.
"The service is an outstanding example of the success that can be achieved when health professionals work collaboratively with communities to find the best solutions for their health care needs.
"This is an amazing milestone, and I am pleased to be able to celebrate it with the community, staff and volunteers who have made this service the amazing place it is today and will be for the next 100 years too."
Quotes attributable to NNSWLHD Chief Executive Tracey Maisey:
"Community spirit is what makes Kyogle such a great place, and the same goes for our team at the Kyogle MPS, who provide exceptional care for our patients and residents every day.
"I am thrilled to celebrate this remarkable milestone with our staff and the community, which reflects not only our current health services, but generations of healthcare professionals who have come before us.
"I'd like to pay special thanks to the many volunteers at Kyogle Museum, Kyogle Hospital Auxiliary and MPS staff who have worked tirelessly towards making this event so special."
Quotes attributable to former chairman of Kyogle Health Services Planning and Steering Committee Tom Fitzgerald:
"Community spirit was the driving force behind the opening of Kyogle Memorial Hospital some 100 years ago and again in the early 2000's in our fight to ensure the MPS service remained in town.
"Community spirit remains as strong as ever today, with volunteers from Kyogle Hospital Auxiliary, Kyogle Museum and others continuing to raise funds for the healthcare of our residents.
"Kyogle MPS is well-loved and supported by our community, and we appreciate the acute care and aged care services we have so close to home, as well as the neighbouring McKid Medical Service whose GPs serve the community so well."
