Lake Grace AIM Hospital Museum
The Lake Grace AIM Hospital opened in 1926 and served an area from Kukerin to Ravensthorpe – roughly 16,000 square kilometres. It was the birthplace of many people from the surrounding region. However, with the new railway line by 1937 it was insufficient to meet the population growth.
The AIM Hospital ceased operating in 1952 (when the new hospital was built) but you can see what health care was like at the time by taking a look through the wards, duty room, kitchen and laundry, and the type of medical equipment staff had to improvise with.
Rev John Flynn’s vision to improve health care for remote Australians did not stop once the AIM was operating across Australia. He took advantage of rapid developments in both aviation and the invention of the pedal radio in the 1920’s to found an Aerial Medical Service (AMS). The AMS became the Flying Doctor Service in 1942 and the Royal Flying Doctor Service in 1955.
This site is part of the Wheatbelt Science Trail and GeoTrail, you can find more information or other sites of interest across the region on the map.
The Cache
The cache is a small sistema hidden at base of tree, please cover it up again.