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Grampians Health has appointed Interim Chief Executive Officer Dale Fraser to the position of Chief Executive Officer.

Residents of Edenhope, Stawell, Horsham, Dimboola and Ballarat are invited to have their say on how they would like to see the newly formed Grampians Health deliver the best care and service, through a community survey now open.

Japanese Encephalitis virus (JEV) has recently been detected in Victoria, and is a mosquito borne virus that can cause encephalitis in around one per cent of cases who become infected.

A Grampians Health staff member has won first prize in the PharmAlliance Graduate Research E-Symposium and has been invited to present next month at The University of North Carolina, Monash University and the University College London.

Our Ballarat Consulting Suites will have a new name and location as of Monday 28 March.

As part of Harmony Week 2022, we're sharing stories of our staff; where they come from, and why diversity creates a richness within our community. Our first profile is of Raj Taneja, Manager Carer Support Service at Ballarat Health Services - Part of Grampians Health.

Grampians Health proudly recognises and celebrates the cultural diversity of our staff, clients and patients, and our community, every day of the year.

As part of Harmony Week 2022, we're sharing stories of our staff; where they come from, and why diversity creates a richness within our community. Our second profile is of Dr Shabna Rajapaksa, Co-Head of Paediatrics at Ballarat Health Services - Part of Grampians Health.

Community Reference Groups (CRGs) across the Grampians region will provide an ongoing, formal channel of communication between the newly formed Grampians Health and its community.

Grampians Health - Ballarat continues to experience increased need for emergency care and an increased demand to manage and isolate COVID-19 affected patients. We urge members of our community to carefully consider your health care needs.

Grampians Health is supporting the wellbeing of staff across all campuses through wellbeing initiatives, supported by the Victorian Government’s Be Well. Be Safe. Healthcare worker wellbeing program.

We were thrilled to be able to recommence four Volunteer Programs last week: BRICC, HELP, Gandarra and BreastScreen.

It was wonderful to see Maureen and her friendly face return this week. Maureen volunteers in the Maternity Unit at Ballarat Health Services, assisting the staff with numerous tasks to help lighten the load.

Each year the board has the privilege of appointing Life Governors of Ballarat Health Services.

Last Thursday BRICC received a new Nissan X-trail for the Volunteer Driver patient transport service – generously donated by the Peter Stevens family and the Male Bag Foundation.

Grampians Health is this week celebrating its volunteers as part of National Volunteers Week.

Today, the outgoing COVID-19 Commander Jeroen Weimar is visiting Ballarat to thank the hundreds of healthcare staff who have vaccinated, tested, supported and provided care for the people of the Grampians region since the COVID-19 pandemic began.

Grampians Health strives to provide care and compassion to all members of our community.

Grampians Health CEO Dale Fraser is delighted to announce that public health specialist Dr Rob Grenfell will be joining the organisation as Chief Strategy and Regions Officer from 30 May.

Our Fundraising team are delighted to have launched the end-of-financial-year tax appeal. This year we are asking the community to ‘Give the gift of sound’ to raise money for a state-of-the-art newborn hearing diagnostic machine.