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Ballarat Health Services Executive Director of Acute Care Ben Kelly shares information on COVID19 in Ballarat, and steps that our community members can take to protect themselves and each other.

The Grampians Prevention and Recovery Care (PARC) centre has officially opened.

Our Rapid Response Testing Team (RRTT) will again set up a mobile COVID-19 testing facility in response to the concerning rise in cases in our region.

Meet one of our frontline workers Bree, who is part of our screening team.

Ballarat Health Services is paying it forward by donating frozen meals to organisations in our community.

Ballarat Aged Care’s Talbot Place will receive upgrades as part of the Victorian Government’s $30million in funding to improve Victoria’s public sector residential aged care services, home to some of our most vulnerable older Victorians.

Do you enjoy sewing? Do you have time on your hands? We are looking for people to join our Volunteer team, to help make much-needed scrubs (uniforms) for our medical staff.

Ballarat Health Services has been appointed the service lead to operate a new Early Parenting Centre for the Ballarat region in partnership with the Queen Elizabeth Centre, Melbourne.

Wimmera Health Care Group and Ballarat Health Services have announced a decision to explore partnership options, including a possible voluntary amalgamation, to enhance services and create better health outcomes for local people across the Wimmera region.

Ballarat Health Services has received a boost in investment for the redevelopment of Ballarat Base Hospital, ensuring the region’s families and dedicated hospital staff get the world-class facilities they deserve and need to treat thousands more patients a year.

Warmer weather means that snakes are more active, and this year there is also a lot of long grass in our area so snakes can be hard to spot when you’re outdoors.

Building on the success of previous training sessions for volunteers, Sue Jakob, Manager Volunteer Services, organised a mental health awareness workshop for volunteers on Wednesday July 17th.

Santa Dave is one of our truly incredible volunteers here at BHS. During the year he is very busy organising Christmas gift donations from local Ballarat businesses for our patients.

Ballarat Health Services is delighted to announce the purchase of a new accessible bus for Ballarat Aged Care residents. The purchase of the new bus has been made possible thanks to donations from the community as part of the 2020 Christmas fundraising appeal, with additional funding gifted from the Ballarat Health Services Foundation.

The appointment of Life Governors is an honour that the Ballarat Health Services Board bestows on those who have demonstrated outstanding commitment, dedication, and support to the organisation.

As part of our Together Week celebrations in December 2020, Ballarat Health Services recognised three people who exemplify the value of compassion in our community. BHS is a proud signatory and supporter of Compassionate Ballarat, part of the worldwide compassionate cities initiative which guides us in both our professional and personal lives.

This week marks an exciting and historic chapter in the fight against COVID-19, with the arrival of the Pfizer vaccine in Australia. The rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine to regional Victorians is one-step closer.

As part of Harmony Week 2021, 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 Dr. Anoop Raveendran Nair Lalitha, the Director of Clinical Services for Mental Health at Ballarat Health services.

Long standing Ballarat Health Services Foundation Council Member George Fong has recently stepped down after originally being appointed to Council in 2005.

Since 2007, Tour de Cure has raised important funds to support the research into finding a cure for cancer. It is now a national movement of supporters, enabling the Tour de Cure community to fund over 500 cancer projects.