November 2009 – Department of Health, Victoria, Australia
Hospitals beat swine flu toll to treat more patients
Victoria’s public hospitals in
the black
Children take comfort from
healthcare culture
Children piece Casey quilt together
Success for non-invasive prolapse surgery
Monash Children’s promotes caring, sharing
Gynaecology expert joins Royal Women’s Hospital
Austin patient breathes easier
Fellowship allows study of remote rehabilitation
Students help reduce mental illness stigma
Students tour with mental health in mind
Guide on depression treatments
New thinking on mental health workforce training
Eastern Health and Turning Point team up on drugs, alcohol
Pink ladies salute breast cancer families
Sleep problems can now be solved at home
Romp and chomp first to reverse childhood obesity
Seniors flock to statewide festival events
All-rounder receives Victorian Senior of the Year honour
Expo attracts seniors and a musical star
Older patients benefit from new program
Health teams help on tsunami-ravaged Samoan island
Children take comfort from healthcare culture
The Royal Children’s Hospital
has launched a new model of care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
children and their families.
$24.8 million hospital boost
Western suburbs residents now
have access to even better quality health services thanks to a $24.8 million
Government redevelopment of the Western Hospital in Footscray.
All-rounder receives Victorian
Senior of the Year honour
The outstanding contribution of
Elizabeth Walpole, 74, to her community has won her the 2009 Premier’s Award
for Victorian Senior of the Year.
Children piece Casey quilt
together
A special unveiling ceremony
marked Mental Health Week at Casey Hospital.
Students tour with mental health
in mind
Twenty-eight Year 11 psychology
classes from regional and outer metropolitan schools visited the Cunningham Dax
Collection and Mental Health Research Institute as part of the 2009 MINDFIELDS
education program.
Monash Children’s promotes
caring, sharing
Southern Health’s Monash Children’s service hosted a range of activities and programs to celebrate Children’s Week—promoting 2009’s A Caring World theme.
Hospital and Health Services
Hospitals beat swine flu toll to
treat more patients
Victorian public hospitals have
continued to improve their performance over the past year despite the impact of
swine flu on the health system.
Victoria’s public hospitals in
the black
Victoria’s public hospitals have
recorded a combined financial surplus for the fifth successive year, meaning
they are well-funded to deliver better care in the face of growing demand.
Children take comfort from
healthcare culture
The Royal Children’s Hospital
has launched a new model of care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
children and their families.
Guide to quality and safety
Hospitals throughout Australia
will benefit from a new practical guide to improving the quality and safety of
patient care written by two leading Victorian clinicians.
$24.8 million hospital boost
Western suburbs residents now
have access to even better quality health services thanks to a $24.8 million
Government redevelopment of the Western Hospital in Footscray.
Children piece Casey quilt
together
A special unveiling ceremony
marked Mental Health Week at Casey Hospital.
Comfort the key
A ‘transit lounge’ at Bendigo
Health will improve patient care and free up bed space for patients entering
the hospital.
Success for non-invasive
prolapse surgery
The Royal Women’s Hospital is
leading the world with a new, non-invasive surgical method of correcting
vaginal prolapse.
Monash Children’s promotes
caring, sharing
Southern Health’s Monash
Children’s service hosted a range of activities and programs to celebrate
Children’s Week—promoting 2009’s A Caring World theme.
Gynaecology expert joins Royal
Women’s Hospital
The Royal Women’s Hospital has a
new Chair of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.
Monash heart of campaign
The Heart Foundation has
launched a promotion campaign featuring the Director of Southern Health’s
MonashHeart Professor Ian Meredith.
Austin patient breathes easier
In an Australian first, Austin
Hospital surgeon Mehrdad Nikfarjam has performed a procedure enabling a patient
on ventilation support to breathe independently.
Fellowship allows study of
remote rehabilitation
The Alfred Hospital and La Trobe
University’s Associate Professor of Physiotherapy Anne Holland has been awarded
a Churchill Fellowship to expand her work in tele-medicine.
Upgraded ambo station opened
Health Minister Daniel Andrews
has opened the refurbished $1.1 million Norlane ambulance station that will
service residents of Norlane, Corio, North Geelong, Little River and Lara.
Drugs and Mental Health
Students help reduce mental
illness stigma
Mental Health Minister Lisa
Neville launched Mental Health Week 2009 in Victoria by honouring a Ballarat
student in his effort to reduce the fear and misunderstanding surrounding
mental illness.
Students tour with mental health
in mind
Twenty-eight Year 11 psychology
classes from regional and outer metropolitan schools visited the Cunningham Dax
Collection and Mental Health Research Institute as part of the 2009 MINDFIELDS
education program.
Guide on depression treatments
A free beyondblue booklet rates
depression treatments against up-to-date clinical evidence from Australia and
overseas.
New thinking on mental health
workforce training
Victorian mental health workers
will have access to world class training and support through a new training
facility and workforce strategy.
Eastern Health and Turning Point
team up on drugs, alcohol
Eastern Health and Turning Point
Alcohol and Drug Centre have amalgamated.
Wellbeing and Integrated Care
Pink ladies salute breast cancer
families
One hundred silhouettes formed a
mini field of women on Pink Ribbon Day at Latrobe Regional
Hospital—saluting those affected by breast cancer and their families.
Sleep problems can now be solved
at home
The Alfred Hospital is testing a
portable sleep device that could help more people—including shift workers
and those in the transport industry—be tested for sleep problems.
Romp and chomp first to reverse
childhood obesity
The Geelong community is leading
the nation—and the world—in reversing rising trends in childhood
obesity thanks to a groundbreaking project running in local kindergartens and
childcare centres.
Aged Care
Seniors flock to statewide
festival events
About 17,000 seniors and their
friends and families marked the start of the 2009 Victorian Seniors Festival at
Federation Square—the largest turnout for opening day in the week’s
27-year history.
All-rounder receives Victorian
Senior of the Year honour
The outstanding contribution of
Elizabeth Walpole, 74, to her community has won her the 2009 Premier’s Award
for Victorian Senior of the Year.
Expo attracts seniors and a
musical star
More than 1,300 people attended
the fourth annual Ageing Well Expo.
Older patients benefit from new
program
Wimmera Health Care Group has
established a program to provide short-term support and active management for
older people who have been in hospital.
General
Honour for Chris Brook
The Department of Health’s
Wellbeing, Integrated Care and Aged Services Executive Director Chris Brook has
been awarded a Distinguished Service Award by the International Society for
Quality in Health Care (ISQua).
Social work info session
The Monash University Department
of Social Work is holding an information session on its courses.
Health teams help on
tsunami-ravaged Samoan island
On the morning of Tuesday,
September 29 (Wednesday Australian time) a five metre tsunami, generated by an
undersea earthquake, struck the south-east coast of the Samoan island of Upolu.
Royal Melbourne anniversary
promotion wins award
Melbourne Health has won a
Public Relations Institute of Australia Golden Target Award for its Celebrating
160 years of The Royal Melbourne Hospital promotion.
Social work team marks milestone
Former Public Advocate Julian
Gardner was keynote speaker at a celebration to mark 75 years of social work
service at the Alfred Hospital.
