The 2009 showcase book describes the successful initiatives and people from the 2009 Victorian Public Healthcare Awards.
The 2009 winners were announced at a gala ceremony attended by the Premier of Victoria, Minister for Health, Parliamentary Secretary Human Services and the Secretary, Department of Health.
| Improving Access Award |
| Gold |
Austin Health |
Victorian Respiratory Support Service day admission model |
| Silver |
The Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital |
Fast track cataract |
| Highly Commended |
Alfred Health |
Peri-operative services redesign |
| Most Appropriate Care Award |
| Gold |
St Vincent’s |
Specialist speech pathology and nutrition mentoring for cancer professionals in regional Victoria |
| Silver |
The Royal Children’s Hospital |
Allergy model of care |
| Highly Commended |
St Vincent’s |
Hypothetical Mary: improving supportive cancer care |
| Safer Care Award |
| Gold |
St Vincent’s |
Mental health medication information program |
| Silver |
Southern Health |
Clozapine alert cards: triple guarding against avoidable adverse events |
| Highly Commended |
The Royal Children’s Hospital |
Food allergy meals in a paediatric hospital, a novel approach |
| Prevent and Promote Award |
| Gold |
Terang & Mortlake Health Service |
Active Terang: ‘where everybody moo-ves’ |
| Silver, joint winner |
Incolink |
Life care skills program |
| Silver, joint winner |
North Yarra Community Health |
Yarra bicycling for health and transport project |
| Reducing Inequalities Award |
| Gold |
Mungabareena Aboriginal Corporation & Women’s Health Goulburn North East |
Making two worlds work: building the capacity of the health and community sector to work effectively and respectfully with our Aboriginal community |
| Silver |
Alfred Health |
Mental healthcare on the streets: an integrated approach |
| Highly Commended |
St Vincent’s |
Creating active environments to reduce psychological symptoms associated with dementia in residential care |
| Doing It Better Award |
| Gold |
Djerriwarrh Health Services |
Automated queuing system |
| Silver |
Southern Health |
Our environment, our health |
| Highly Commended |
Southern Health |
General medicine model of care redesign |
