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Figures are full-time equivalent (FTE) and have been provided by Nursing DOHRS (Department of Health Reporting System).
Rural Area Health Service
| SEPTEMBER 2009 | Hunter/ New England | North Coast | Greater Southern | Greater Western | RURAL TOTAL |
| Aged Care | 1.8 | 2.5 | 4.3 | 1 | 9.6 |
| All Other | 19.8 | 3.9 | 6.6 | 30.3 | |
| Child and Family Health | 0.5 | 1.8 | 2.3 | ||
| Community Health | 4 | 5.9 | 4.2 | 2.9 | 17.0 |
| Coronary Care | 1 | 1.0 | |||
| Emergency Department | 15.4 | 4.3 | 14.9 | 4.4 | 39.0 |
| Generalist | 8.2 | 6.3 | 25.9 | 34.5 | 74.9 |
| Intensive Care | 2.9 | 3.7 | 17 | 11.1 | 34.7 |
| Medical | 25 | 5.7 | 3.7 | 5.5 | 39.9 |
| Medical/Surgical | 2.4 | 0 | 6.6 | 9.0 | |
| Mental Health | 13 | 4.5 | 29 | 46.5 | |
| Midwifery | 6.7 | 7.3 | 15.8 | 4.7 | 34.5 |
| Oncology/Haematology | 4 | 4.0 | |||
| Operating Theatre | 7.5 | 2.4 | 6 | 3.1 | 19.0 |
| Orthopaedic | 0.7 | 0.7 | |||
| Paediatrics | 2.5 | 2 | 4.5 | ||
| Palliative Care | 0.6 | 0.6 | |||
| Rehabilitation | 0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | ||
| Renal | 3.5 | 1 | 0.8 | 5.3 | |
| Surgical | 0.8 | 1.5 | 3.4 | 5.7 | |
| Vascular | 1 | 1.0 | |||
| Total Registered Nurses/ Midwives | 116 | 42.8 | 113.3 | 108.2 | 380 |
| Enrolled Nurses | 8.6 | 6.5 | 7.8 | 12.9 | 35.8 |
| AIN Nursing Positions | 1.2 | 0 | 1.8 | 3 | 6.0 |
| Rural Grand Total (FTE) | 126 | 49 | 123 | 124 | 422 |
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