About Us
Welcome to Peninsula Health – the major health care provider serving the metropolitan and rural areas on Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula.
With close to 800 beds we provide a wide range of services from obstetrics to aged care, rehabilitation, emergency and intensive care, oncology, psychiatric services and Hospital in the Home (HITH).
In addition to providing quality, accessible health care services we are a teaching hospital and have a history of contributing to medical research.
As both Frankston and Rosebud Hospitals are teaching hospitals it is possible that during your stay at one of our sites some of your day to day care will be undertaken by doctors in - training, under supervision of senior medical staff. Some of your care and treatment may also be undertaken by nursing or allied health students under supervision.
While we have many facilities across a number of sites, our organisation is structured to offer integrated health care providing a wide range of coordinated services to the community.
We recognise our continuing success depends on strong relationships with individuals and organisations in five key areas:
- The health industry, which includes all employees of Peninsula Health
- Learning and teaching institutions including Universities, TAFEs and research groups
- Government at every level - Local, State and Commonwealth
- The Community which supports our work, and
- Volunteers - the 850 people in 32 Auxiliary and Volunteer groups who freely give their time and talent to help us serve the community.
Our Mission
In Partnership,
Building a Healthy Community
Our Vision
To be recognised as a leader in promoting and providing quality, innovative, coordinated and personalised health services, and
To be recognised as an employer of choice
We believe that our Vision will be achieved by
- Promoting health, treating illness and providing long term care
- Working in partnership to coordinate health care
- Managing and meeting consumer expectations
- Providing teaching, training and education and
- Managing resources efficiently and effectively
Our Values
Service
Commitment to service underpins the delivery of a seamless, responsive and flexible health service that involves the patient and carers in an environment of teamwork. The lines of communication must include the recipients of our service and ensure that relevant knowledge is appropriately shared.
Integrity
Peninsula Health operates in an open and ethical manner in dealings with all stakeholders demonstrating honesty and openness when interacting with clients internally and externally.
Compassion
A compassionate attitude towards all means that the wellbeing of each person is fostered in a caring environment that encourages each person's individual contribution within a team context.
Respect
Peninsula Health recognises, values and encourages the contribution of each person in an environment of fairness and justice that allows for individual opinion and underpins meaningful communication with our stakeholders so that each person is treated with dignity and respect.
Excellence
Peninsula Health is committed to excellence and to providing integrated services within a framework that guides sustainable, continuous improvement and best practice.
Professionalism
The staff of Peninsula Health recognise and nurture each person's individuality and support each other and collaborate to build on outstanding service using learning and education to proactively improve practice and process.
History
The first Bush Nursing Hospital on the Mornington Peninsula was established in the early 1930's and the Frankston Community Hospital was opened in 1941.
In succeeding years, Frankston Hospital continued to grow and smaller health facilities were opened in Mt Eliza and Rosebud and other bayside communities.
The Peninsula Health Care Network was established on August 1, 1995 combining the Mornington Peninsula Hospital Group and the Mount Eliza Centre organisation. The Frankston Community Health Service joined the Network in January 1998.
In July 2000, on recommendation of the Duckett Review of Health Care Networks, the services and facilities of PHCN were retained in a newly structured Metropolitan Health Service, called Peninsula Health.
Scope
Peninsula Health covers communities in the local government areas of Frankston, Mornington Peninsula and part of Kingston. It covers a bayside area bordered by Chelsea/Edithvale to the north, Langwarrin and Hastings to the east and Flinders and Portsea to the south. The catchment area encompasses approximately 900 square kilometres. Accessibility is a major factor in service provision as most of the catchment area is at least an hour's drive from central Melbourne, and public transport is limited in some sections.
As well as delivering health care to local residents and visitors to the area, Peninsula Health provides health services to people across Victoria through programs such as Mother/Baby Unit and Mt Eliza Personal Assistance Call Service. In addition, training and education programs within the Service attract medical, nursing, allied health and management students from around Australia and overseas.
Population
The region's population has grown to nearly 290,000 people, with a continued seasonal influx of visitors of up to 100,000. The population is growing at a faster rate than most other regions, with a growth rate of 18.9% predicted over the next decade, compared to a growth rate of 13.6% in Melbourne and 11.8% Victoria-wide.
The area is a prime retirement location, there is a high proportion of older people, with age profiles over 60 higher than the state average. The number of people over 70 is expected to double in the next ten years. There are also more people under the age of 19 than the state average.
These demographics, which show peaks in population at ages that require the most health care, place great demands on acute health, aged care and rehabilitation services. This is exacerbated during holiday periods, when visitors impact heavily on emergency services.
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Last Updated 16.04.2008 | Authorised: Peninsula Health