Wiluna's Ngangganawili Aboriginal Health Service, located in remote Western Australia, will improve care for nearly 1,000 patients with the addition of three staff housing units.
The development is supported by a $1.3 million investment from the Australian Government, enabling the Aboriginal-owned medical service to attract and retain clinical staff.
This investment is expected to benefit Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the region while also supporting health services for the broader Wiluna community.
Ngangganawili Aboriginal Health Service (NAHS) chief executive officer, Richard Whittington, highlighted the housing shortage faced by the service.
"Our organisation at the time we submitted our application had provided 586 nights of accommodation to a broad range of professionals visiting our clinic from July to June," Mr Whittington said.
"This was achieved only by asking NAHS staff to share their accommodation.
"The three new two-bedroom, two-bathroom staff houses will certainly assist our organisation to free up accommodation for our permanent medical staff."
Funding for the housing units was provided under the Closing the Gap Major Capital Works grant, part of the Indigenous Australians' Health Programme (IAHP).
Overall the government has committed $254.4 million to address critical health infrastructure needs for Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services (ACCHS) as part of its Closing the Gap initiative.
Assistant Minister for Health and Aged Care, Ged Kearney, acknowledged the importance of housing in sustaining healthcare services in remote areas.
"Safe and comfortable housing is something many of us take for granted - and in remote and regional communities available housing is what makes or breaks integral services, like healthcare, running," Ms Kearney said.
"Across the country I've met with health providers and consistently they've stated their biggest challenges are staff recruitment, retention and unfit-for-purpose infrastructure. We're changing that.
"... we are supporting the ACCHS sector to continue delivering the high quality and culturally safe care they're known for."
