Kambu Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Corporation for Health has appointed Torres Strait Islander woman Dania Ahwang as its new chief executive officer.

Ms Ahwang will begin in the role on July 27 following a recruitment process led by the Kambu Health board.

She has executive leadership experience across the Aboriginal Community Controlled Health sector and was chief executive officer of Wuchopperen Health Service from 2018 to 2023.

During that period, Ms Ahwang led an organisation of about 300 staff and oversaw organisational growth, workforce development and service delivery.

She said she looked forward to working with the organisation and its community.

"It is a privilege to join an organisation with such a proud history and strong reputation for serving Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities," Ms Ahwang said.

"I look forward to listening, learning and working alongside our Board, Elders, Members, staff, partners and our community as we continue to build on Kambu Health's legacy and create even stronger outcomes for future generations."

Her previous roles include chairperson of the Northern Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Alliance, chairperson of Regional Health Partners and deputy chairperson of the Medical Research Future Fund Consumer Reference Panel.

Ms Ahwang has also served as chief executive officer of the Torres Strait Island Regional Council.

A Certified Practising Accountant, she brings experience in financial management, governance, organisational performance, stakeholder engagement and working with government, community and partner organisations.

Wakka Wakka man and Kambu Health board chair, Allan Fisher, said Ms Ahwang had demonstrated a commitment to community-led and culturally safe health care.

"Dania, a proud Torres Strait Islander woman, is a highly respected leader who has consistently demonstrated a strong commitment to improving health outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples through community-led, culturally safe healthcare," Mr Fisher said.

"Her proven leadership, strategic vision and commitment to strong governance make her exceptionally well placed to lead Kambu Health into the future."

The organisation said her appointment would support its continued growth while building on its 50-year history of serving Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities across Ipswich and West Moreton.

Kambu Health was established in July 1976 by Ipswich residents Ken Dalton, Cecil Fisher, Roberta Thompson, Faye Carr, Bill Robertson and Doreen Thompson.

Health care was initially delivered from a room in Ms Thompson's home by doctors who travelled from the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community Health Service in Brisbane once a week.

Kambu Health now employs more than 130 people and provides medical, specialist, allied health, social health, early childhood, family and community services across Ipswich and West Moreton.

It operates medical centres in Ipswich and Laidley, as well as Amaroo Early Learning and Development Centre, Family Wellbeing Services, the Family Participation Program, Our Families Our Way, social health programs, the Youth Cultural Mentoring Program and Ipswich Children and Family Centre.