Our Emergency Department team now has access to two new high tech ultrasound machines thanks to the generous and unwavering support of our community. This year’s tax appeal successfully raised $82,934 for our Emergency Departments, which is being used to purchase the additional machines that will significantly enhance our capacity to deliver lifesaving care to …
Peninsula Health Palliative Care staff have shared their favourite family recipes in a special cookbook, with funds raised going directly back to the unit. The recipe book was curated to honor all those who have graciously shared homemade treats with the Palliative Care Unit over the years. It features a patchwork of culinary delights …
In June this year, Peninsula Health was the recipient of a very generous donation by the Club at the annual Lions Club Disbursements dinner held in Safety Beach. Since 2013, the Lions Club of Dromana has contributed over $125,000 to Rosebud Hospital.Their most recent donation included over $11,300 for two sign monitors in Hillview Ward, …
Peninsula Health staff, including Chief Executive Helen Cooper, were thrilled to attend the inaugural Blue Ribbon Foundation Peninsula Branch Gala Ball on Saturday 27 July. This black tie event was an opportunity for guests from across Melbourne to come together and enjoy a special night of entertainment, food and drinks, whilst raising funds to support …
What began as an offhand remark has led to a group of doctors, nurses, support staff and consumers taking an icy plunge into Port Phillip Bay in an effort to raise funds for Peninsula Health’s Take a Break for Cancer appeal. Nine keen dippers made the mad dash into the water on Thursday 22August. …
In 2022, a precautionary scan revealed Gary had prostate cancer. Affecting the small walnut-shaped organ that sits below his bladder, Gary’s prostate cancer developed when abnormal cells began to grow in an uncontrolled way. It was only when a noticeable increase in prostate specific antigen (PSA) levels did Gary discover he had the disease. “It …
Joining Peninsula Health 12 months ago following a suggestion from her daughter, Patient Companion Volunteer and Consumer Advisor, Kris Bramston has found a sense of purpose in spending time with patients at Golf Links Road Rehabilitation Centre. “Since retiring, I felt like it was just so hard to get out of bed, so I took …
In 2018, Adriana was diagnosed with breast cancer, the second most common cancer in women. Now in remission, Adriana is lending her voice to the breast cancer cause as a clinical trial consumer advisor, advocating for current and future trial participants. Adriana had her own experience with clinical trials while undergoing chemotherapy at Frankston Hospital. …
Waking up with lower back pain just days before Christmas, 17-year-old Levi never imagined he’d spend the next 10 days in the Intensive Care Unit with a life-threatening aortic dissection. For Levi’s dad, Kevin, a critical care nurse with a career’s worth of experience, the idea of his son suffering from such a rare heart …
Peninsula Health pioneers access to Penthrox, popularly known as the green whistle, making it the first public healthcare organisation in Australia to offer this pain relief option for procedures like IUD insertion. Led by Dr. Nisha Khot, Peninsula Health Clinical Director of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, the initiative addresses the need for fairer pain management. All …
