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New Early Parenting Centre to deliver much needed support closer to home
Home News and Events News New Early Parenting Centre to deliver much needed support closer to home

Construction of a new Early Parenting Centre to assist parents with children aged 0-4 in the areas of sleep and settling, child behaviour, and parent and child health wellbeing is underway.

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Changes to accessing the BRICC building for Specialist Clinics patients
Home News and Events News Changes to accessing the BRICC building for Specialist Clinics patients

We are currently preparing for Stage Two of the Ballarat Base Hospital Redevelopment to start which will include construction of the new Central Energy Plan and Support Services (CEPSS) building.

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Bring a Smile to the Emergency Department this festive season
Home News and Events News Bring a Smile to the Emergency Department this festive season

This festive season we are asking the Ballarat community to donate to our Bring a Smile Appeal to help purchase a new training mannequin for the Emergency Department.

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International Volunteer Day
Home News and Events News International Volunteer Day

Monday 5th December 2022 was International Volunteer Day, acknowledging the commitment shown by our wonderful volunteers at Grampians Health.

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Christmas Cancer Raffle raises over $14,000 for Cancer Wellness Centre
Home News and Events News Christmas Cancer Raffle raises over $14,000 for Cancer Wellness Centre

All proceeds from the raffle will go to providing free support and education to cancer patients in our region. The raffle was drawn by Steve Medwell, Director of Cancer Services and Simone Noelker, Manager of the Cancer Wellness Centre. Simone was delighted.

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Santa Dave returns to bring cheer to Grampians Health Ballarat hospital
Home News and Events News Santa Dave returns to bring cheer to Grampians Health Ballarat hospital

Santa made a special trip this week from the North Pole to Grampians Health Ballarat hospital to spread some Christmas cheer. After two years of disruptions to his usual visits, the hospital corridors rang out with his distinctive bell and calls of ‘Ho, Ho, Ho’ as he visited patients, young and old, with his sacks stuffed with Christmas gifts.

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Tax Appeal delivers state-of-the-art Newborn Hearing equipment
Home News and Events News Tax Appeal delivers state-of-the-art Newborn Hearing equipment

Last June, we asked our community to donate to our annual tax appeal to Give the gift of sound. We are delighted to announce our Newborn Hearing diagnostic equipment has arrived in Ballarat.

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Ballarat Health Services Foundation to double all donations at Adroit Insurance & Risk Annual Charity Golf Day
Home News and Events News Ballarat Health Services Foundation to double all donations at Adroit Insurance & Risk Annual Charity Golf Day

Adroit Insurance & Risk is hosting the annual charity golf day on 24 March 2023 to raise funds to help Grampians Health Ballarat to purchase two infant resuscitation cots.

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Team Grampians Health riding in the Murray to Moyne Cycle Relay
Home News and Events News Team Grampians Health riding in the Murray to Moyne Cycle Relay

Teams from Grampians Health Edenhope and Grampians Health Ballarat are coming together to ride in the Murray to Moyne Cycle Relay to raise funds for their respective health services. Team members were delighted to meet up in person to share training and race weekend tips ahead of the 520-kilometre-long relay in early April.

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Merry Christmas from our Volunteers
Home News and Events News Merry Christmas from our Volunteers

As another year draws to a close, we are excited to be returning in 2023 with approval on all of our Volunteer Programs at Grampians Health.

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Welcome back to our volunteers
Home News and Events News Welcome back to our volunteers

It is exciting to be starting the year with so many of our volunteers back onsite fulfilling their roles across Grampians Health Ballarat.

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Veronica Furnier-Tosco appointed to spearhead Grampians Health's dynamic building future
Home News and Events News Veronica Furnier-Tosco appointed to spearhead Grampians Health's dynamic building future

Grampians Health is thrilled to announce the appointment of Veronica Furnier-Tosco as Chief Redevelopment and Infrastructure Officer to help lead Ballarat’s biggest ever building project.

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Environmentally sustainable development
Home News and Events News Environmentally sustainable development

Addressing environmental design within the Ballarat Base Hospital Redevelopment is a high priority. Ballarat Health Services, with the Department of Health, recognise the responsibility we have to minimise our impact, provide leadership and set a positive example to our community.

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New artist impressions for the redevelopment unveiled
Home News and Events News New artist impressions for the redevelopment unveiled

A new artist impression showcasing the new main entry of the Ballarat Base Hospital which is being delivered as part of the $541.6 million redevelopment has been unveiled.

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First look of the first building to be built as part of the redevelopment revealed
Home News and Events News First look of the first building to be built as part of the redevelopment revealed

We are excited to share with you a new artist impression of what the first building to be constructed as part of the $541.6 million Ballarat Base Hospital Redevelopment will look like!

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Construction stakeholders learn more about Ballarat's biggest infrastructure project
Home News and Events News Construction stakeholders learn more about Ballarat's biggest infrastructure project

Thank you to the trades and construction stakeholders who attended last week's Industry Briefing Breakfast for the $541.6 million Ballarat Base Hospital Redevelopment – Ballarat’s largest infrastructure project.

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Charity Golf Day raises over $70,000 for Infant Resuscitation Cots
Home News and Events News Charity Golf Day raises over $70,000 for Infant Resuscitation Cots

We’re delighted to announce that our Adroit Insurance & Risk Annual Charity Golf Day raised over $35,000 – but due to the generosity of the Ballarat Health Services Foundation who are doubling all funds raised on the day – we reached an incredible total of over $70,000.

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Book Trolley volunteer program
Home News and Events News Book Trolley volunteer program

The return of another one of our Volunteer Programs, the Book Trolley has created lots of excitement across the wards, with our volunteer Heather offering free books to patients on a weekly basis.

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Grampians Health welcomes the Minister’s $54 million car park expansion and helipad relocation announcement
Home News and Events News Grampians Health welcomes the Minister’s $54 million car park expansion and helipad relocation announcement

Grampians Health welcomes the Victorian Government’s announcement of an additional 400 car parking spaces to be delivered as part of the Ballarat Base Hospital Redevelopment.

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Thanks to a generous donor – AccuVein for Chemotherapy Day Unit
Home News and Events News Thanks to a generous donor – AccuVein for Chemotherapy Day Unit

Thanks to one of our very generous regular donors, we have received an AccuVein for our Chemotherapy Day Unit (CDU). AccuVein is a vein visualisation system that displays a real-time image of veins near the surface of the skin.

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