The 2008 showcase book describes the successful initiatives and people from the 2008 Victorian Public Healthcare Awards.
| PRIMARY HEALTH SERVICE OF THE YEAR |
| 2008 WINNER |
Western District Health Service |
| HIGHLY COMMENDED |
Moreland Community Health Service |
| HIGHLY COMMENDED |
Sunraysia Community Health Services |
| RURAL HEALTH SERVICE OF THE YEAR |
| 2008 WINNER |
Alexandra District Hospital |
| HIGHLY COMMENDED |
Hepburn Health Service |
| HIGHLY COMMENDED |
Kyabram and District Health Services |
| REGIONAL HEALTH SERVICE OF THE YEAR |
| 2008 WINNER |
Goulburn Valley Health |
| HIGHLY COMMENDED |
Barwon Health |
| HIGHLY COMMENDED |
West Gippsland Healthcare Group |
| METROPOLITAN HEALTH SERVICE OF THE YEAR |
| 2008 WINNER |
St. Vincent's
|
| HIGHLY COMMENDED |
Austin Health |
| HIGHLY COMMENDED |
Southern Health |
| CATEGORY AWARDS |
| 1. Providing sustainable, well managed and efficient health services |
| Gold |
Peninsula Health |
Greening Australia |
| Silver |
Melbourne Health |
Melbourne Health Improvement Program |
| Highly Commended |
Barwon Health |
Prompt – protocol management and production tool |
| 2. Providing timely and accessible health services |
| Gold |
Melbourne Health |
Psychiatric Assessment and Planning Unit |
| Silver |
Inner South Community Health Service |
Introductory sessions – an approach to demand management for child development services |
| Highly Commended |
Western Health |
Group model of care in paediatric speech pathology |
| 3. Promoting least intrusive and earliest effective care |
| Gold |
Bayside Health |
Mobile Assessment and Treatment Service |
| Silver |
Western Health, Metropolitan Ambulance Service, Turning Point Alcohol and Drug Centre, Rural Ambulance Victoria and Monash School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine |
Intranasal naloxone for heroin overdose |
| Highly Commended |
Southern Health |
Safety first – shared care clozapine program |
| 4. Improving health service safety and quality |
| Gold |
Bendigo Health |
Reducing seclusion in the acute inpatient unit |
| Silver |
Peninsula Health |
The PETS Project: re-engineering the discharge prescription workflow |
| Highly Commended |
Austin Health |
Staphylococcus aureus ‘signal’ event surveillance in a busy hospital |
| 5. Strengthening the capacity of individuals, families and communities through effective prevention and health promotion |
| Gold |
Swan Hill District Hospital |
Safer sex in the sticks |
| Silver |
Southern Grampians and Glenelg Primary Care Partnership |
‘Striking a balance’ Falls Prevention Project |
| Highly Commended |
St. Vincent's |
Healthy lifestyles for people with serious mental illness |
6. Improving the health and wellbeing of disadvantaged people and communities
|
| Gold |
Doutta Galla Community Health Services |
Talking cultures; talking families |
| Silver |
The Royal Children's Hospital |
A family focused approach to the provision of immigrant health services |
| Highly Commended |
Western District Health Service |
10MMM: Hearing young people’s voices in rural Victoria |
| SECRETARY'S AWARD |
| Keeping people well in the community |
| Winner |
Ilbijerri Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Theatre Company |
Chopped Liver |
| Highly Commended |
Cobram District Hospital |
Towards a healthier community in Cobram |
| Highly Commended |
Loddon Mallee Health Alliance |
Connecting clients 2 care: remote patient monitoring |
| MINISTER'S AWARDS |
| Outstanding achievement by an individual |
| Winner |
Melbourne Health |
Professor Stephen Davis |
| Highly Commended |
Austin Health |
Rhea Martin |
| Highly Commended |
Eastern Health |
Jane Judd |
| Highly Commended |
Seymour District Memorial Hospital |
Debra Bourne |
| Outstanding achievement by a team |
| Winner |
Melbourne Health |
ABO Incompatible Renal Transplantation Team |
| Highly Commended |
Bayside Health |
Mobile Assessment and Treatment Service Team |
| Highly Commended |
Gippsland Lakes Community Health Service |
Allied Health Team |
| Outstanding achievement by an individual in mental healthcare |
| Winner |
Melbourne Health |
Professor Bruce Singh |
| Highly Commended |
Austin Health |
Professor Graham Dene Burrows |
| Highly Commended |
Peninsula Health |
Associate Professor Richard Newton |
| Outstanding achievement by a team in mental healthcare |
| Winner |
Peninsula Health |
Acute Adult Inpatient Unit (2 West) Team |
| Highly Commended |
Bayside Health |
The Opening Doors Program–Community Care Unit, Alfred Psychiatry |
| Highly Commended |
Southern Health, Victoria Police and Metropolitan Ambulance Service |
A Police, Ambulance & Crisis Assessment Team Early Response |
| Highly Commended |
St. Vincent’s |
St. Vincent’s Mental Health Group Program Team |
| PREMIER'S AWARDS |
| Excellence in tackling chronic disease and improving public health |
| Winner |
Gippsland Lakes Community Health Service |
It’s all in a day |
| Highly Commended |
The Cancer Council Victoria |
The SunSmart program: 20 years of Victoria leading the way in skin protection |
| Highly Commended |
National Stroke Foundation |
Know your numbers |
| Highly Commended |
St. Vincent's |
Healthy lifestyles for people with a serious mental illness |
| Excellence for improving cancer care in Victoria |
| Winner |
Melbourne Health and The Royal Women's Hospital |
The Royal Melbourne Hospital and The Royal Women's Hospital Combined Breast Service |
| Highly Commended |
Jack Brockhoff Reconstructive Plastic Surgery Research Unit
Melbourne Health and The University of Melbourne |
Improving patient outcomes in breast cancer reconstructive surgery |
| Highly Commended |
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre |
Adolescent and young adult cancer service |
