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Helping patients take their first steps forward
Thanks to the generosity of the Ballarat & District Lions Clubs, patients recovering at Grampians Health Ballarat now have access to a new suite of gait aids — providing vital support for those regaining mobility after surgery, illness or injury.

Generous donation helps expand stroke care at Grampians Health
A generous donation from the River Birch Foundation has helped enhance stroke care at Grampians Health Ballarat. A full-time stroke coordinator position has been created at Grampians Health Ballarat through the support of the foundation. The position is also co-funded by Grampians Health.

Grampians Health to pilot culturally safe emergency department project for First Nations peoples
Jessica Payne, Grampians Health's First Nations Health Advisor, and Karina Demasson, Nursing and Midwifery Research Assistant have been awarded a Western Alliance Rapid Translation Grant and received funding from the Medibank Better Health Research Hub (MBHRH) for their research project aimed at ensuring emergency department (ED) visits are culturally safer for First Nations people in the Ballarat region.
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