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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.
On Thursday 2 June, Grampians Health launched a support network for Professionals with Alzheimer’s (PALZ) in the Ballarat area.
Now in its 6th year Crazy Socks 4 Docs aims to address mental health stigma among health practitioners.
Following International Clinical Trials Day (20 May), Grampians Health reflecting on the more than 90 clinical trials the teams are currently participating in, including a world-first trial for treating preschool wheeze in Australia and New Zealand.
Ballarat Health Services – part of Grampians Health welcomes the generous final donation from the Ballarat Combined Charities Card Shop (BCCCS) of $10,000 to our end of financial year Tax Appeal for newborn hearing equipment.
There was great excitement in the GP foyer recently as we welcomed back our volunteers who make up the Welcome Team.
Over the weekend of 25 and 26 June, Grampians Health Ballarat has again experienced a significant 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.
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