SWAN Hill District Health has been whacked with "exploding" WorkCover premiums, increasing by more than 50 per cent in the past two years.

Swan Hill’s premiums soared by 51 per cent, from $800,000 in 2022-23 to $1.2 million in 2023-24.

Member for Murray Plains Peter Walsh said hospitals across the electorate had been hit hard, with some having to find more than $400,000 out of already crippled...