2009 Award winners
| Award | Winner | Organisation | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doing it better award | Automated queuing system (Gold winner) |
Djerriwarrh Health Services | |
| Our environment, our health (Silver winner) |
Southern Health | ||
| Improving access award | Victorian Respiratory Support Service day admission model (Gold winner) |
Austin Health | |
| Fast track cataract (Silver winner) |
The Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital | ||
| Most appropriate care award | Specialist speech pathology and nutrition mentoring for cancer professionals in regional Victoria (Gold winner) |
St Vincent’s | |
| Allergy model of care (Silver winner) |
The Royal Children’s Hospital | ||
| Safer care award | Mental health medication information program (Gold winner) |
St Vincent’s | |
| Clozapine alert cards: triple guarding against avoidable adverse events (Silver winner) |
Southern Health | ||
| Prevent and promote award | Active Terang: ‘where everybody moo-ves’ (Gold winner) |
Terang & Mortlake Health Service | |
| Life care skills program (Joint silver winner) |
Incolink | ||
| Yarra bicycling for health and transport project (Joint silver winner) |
North Yarra Community Health | ||
| Reducing inequalities award | Making two worlds work: building the capacity of the health and community sector to work effectively and respectfully with our Aboriginal community (Gold winner) |
Mungabareena Aboriginal Corporation & Women’s Health Goulburn North East | |
| Mental healthcare on the streets: an integrated approach (Silver winner) |
Alfred Health | ||
| Secretary’s award for improving the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal people in Victoria | More than just a flag raising | Gippsland Lakes Community Health | |
| Minister’s Award for outstanding individual achievement in mental healthcare | Professor Bruce Tonge | Southern Health | |
| Minister’s Award for outstanding team achievement in mental healthcare | Centre for Trauma-Related Mental Health Team | Austin Health | |
| Minister’s Award for outstanding individual achievement | Professor Helena Teede | Southern Health | |
| Minister’s Award for outstanding team achievement | Melbourne Sexual Health Centre Team | Alfred Health | |
| Premier’s award for excellence in tackling chronic disease and improving public health | Education, support and follow-up of patients with acute coronary syndromes and chronic heart failure | Melbourne Health | |
| Premier’s award for excellence for improving cancer care in Victoria | Regional outreach and shared care program | Paediatric Integrated Cancer Service | |
| Premier’s Awards for Metropolitan health service of the year | Peninsula Health | ||
| Premier’s Awards for Regional Health Service of the Year | West Gippsland Healthcare Group | ||
| Premier’s Awards for Rural health service of the year | Kyabram & District Health Services | ||
| Premier’s Awards for Primary health service of the year | Sunraysia Community Health Services | ||


