The Cohuna District Hospital was established as a public hospital in 1952. The hospital was originally operated as a private hospital and was purchases from the owner, Dr. Stewart, in that year. Between the 1950’s and 1990’s there have been many changes to health services and buildings. In 1996/97 a major redevelopment to the acute wards, theatre, accident and emergency, administration and kitchen was undertaken at a cost of $1,700,000. The hospital has 16 beds providing acute medical and surgical, obstetric, paediatric, allied health and respite care for residents of Cohuna and surrounding catchment area. It continues to provide community and home based services such as district nursing, day care and meals on wheels in conjunction with the Shire of Gannawarra. Community health programs organised by the Northern District Community Health Service for the Cohuna area are undertaken from the shire offices.

In 1983, an appeal raised funds for a nursing home. A 14 bed nursing home wing was build adjacent to the hospital and opened in 1985. A further 2 beds were added during 1994.

The Cohuna area was settled in the years from 1874 to 1900. The land is an intensely farmed irrigation belt consisting mainly of dairy farming. Other industries in the area include lucerne production and processing cheese production, piggery, machine maintenance and engineering works, manufacturing and processing plants.

The Cohuna township is situated on the Murray Valley Highway, 68 km from Echuca (to the East) and 33 km from Kerang (to the West). Bendigo is the nearest “regional centre” located 120 km to the south. The Cohuna district is 494 square km and includes the communities of Leitchville, Mead, Gannawarra and Gunbower.