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Grampians Health – Ballarat has stood down the Code Yellow (internal emergency) this afternoon, following its implementation on the afternoon of Sunday 26 June after significant demand for services across the weekend.

Grampians Health - Ballarat are encouraging the community to take a month off alcohol to raise funds for the Ballarat Regional Integrated Cancer Centre (BRICC) Wellness Centre.

Hospitals across Victoria, including the Ballarat Base Hospital and St John of God, are experiencing increased demand this weekend. This is likely to continue for many more weeks.

Its an exciting week for the Hospital Elder Life Program (HELP) as they celebrate their 1st Birthday.

Our Christmas appeal last year asked our community to help us raise funds for a mechanical CPR machine for our Cardiac Catheterisation Laboratory (Cath Lab).

Construction of the new $6.25 million Diagnostics Department at Grampians Health Ballarat has commenced.

On the weekend of 23 July, East Point Football Netball Club hosted a special Wellness Round and Sponsors Day to raise funds for the Ballarat Regional Integrated Cancer Centre (BRICC) Wellness Centre.

The Dry July campaign has raised over $38,000 for our BRICC Wellness Centre through generous community donations, exceeding last year’s efforts by $10,000.

Grampians Health is furthering its commitment to improving equality and access to healthcare for our community with the launch of the inaugural Grampians Health Strategic Plan following approvals from Minister for Health Mary-Anne Thomas.

The QEC Ladies Auxiliary recently celebrated an incredible 100-years of service to our community. From their first donation of 5 guineas in 1922, the Auxiliary has hosted innumerable activities and fundraising events.

The latest designs for the $541.6 million Ballarat Base Hospital Redevelopment have been unveiled.

Grampians Health is excited to take part in an international study into pain medicine prescription and use after surgery, with medical students and junior doctors taking the lead.

Grampians Public Health Unit is winding down testing at Creswick Road, easing hours until the site is decommissioned on 30 September.

More Victorians in regional areas where mosquitoes are prevalent will be able to receive a Japanese encephalitis vaccine ahead of the warmer months and the possible re-emergence of this virus.

The first stage is an early works component of the wider project and will include:

The Victorian Government is calling on the community to take part in the survey and contribute to some of the indoor and outdoor areas of the redevelopment including waiting rooms and gardens.

In October 2021, the Victorian Health Building Authority asked for your ideas and priorities to help shape the key family spaces in the redeveloped $541.6 million Ballarat Base Hospital - from waiting rooms to gardens.

As part of Stage 1 works of the $541.6 million Ballarat Base Hospital Redevelopment, demolition of the Edward Wilson and Eildon House buildings in Drummond Street will commence in April.

While minor demolition works will occur between now until the end of April, the bulk of works is due to occur later this month and through until late June.

Grampians Health – Ballarat is thanking staff for their hard work with food trucks on site over the past two weeks to provide team members with lunch.