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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 …

Last year, Peninsula Health was the recipient of a remarkably generous donation of $50,000 from the Italian Senior Citizens of Rye. This contribution will be directed towards ensuring world-class care for local community members on the southern Mornington Peninsula, right on their doorstep. With a 40-year history, the club convenes every Tuesday and Thursday, actively …

An empty flowerbed has inspired Debbie Davies, a team member working on ward 5FN at Frankston Hospital, to transform a forgotten patch of land into a flourishing display of flowers. Noticing an absence of bright colour along one of Frankston Hospital’s main walkways, Debbie’s vision for what could be began to blossom, and with some …

The FEB 50 Challenge encourages our community to come together and get active throughout the month of February by pledging to walk, run, or ride 50 km within 29 days, and raising funds from family and friends for every kilometre they clock over.  “Peninsula Health staff, local members of our community, and former patients, all …

Utilising a highly engaged allied health assistant workforce may be the key to providing intensive rehabilitation to an increasing number of people admitted to hospital with a hip fracture. Peninsula Health’s Senior Allied Health Researcher, Dr David Snowdon, set out to determine the feasibility of allied health assistant rehabilitation of people with a hip fracture …

It is with great honour that we have chosen to name this vital facility after someone who had a profound impact on our community.  The Peta Murphy Breast Imaging Suite is a tribute to the enduring legacy of the Honourable Peta Murphy, who recently passed away after losing her battle to breast cancer.  Officially opened …

After a short stay as an inpatient at Frankston Hospital, local Somerville resident Joan Kime decided it was time to support her local hospital in 2013. Pleased with the care she received following a successful operation, Joan joined the Regular Giving program at Peninsula Health as a way to say thanks and to give back …

The Menzies donation of over $300,000 directly supports the appointment of a Paediatric Fellow for three years. Weekly clinics, offering general paediatric and developmental and behavioural services, operate seamlessly without the need for separate GP referrals. Parents and teachers can refer children directly. Since their inception in 2017, these school-based clinics have facilitated 7,613 appointments …

Having a procedure or injection in the Emergency Department is now a little bit less scary for our paediatric patients, with the introduction of a new virtual reality (VR) headset.   Thanks to the generous support of the Rye Opportunity Shop, the Emergency Departments at Rosebud and Frankston Hospital have acquired two Smileyscope VR headsets.  …

Lacing up for what is sure to be a fun and exciting month of physical activity, our team at Rosebud Hospital kicked off their FEB 50 Challenge with a brisk 5 km walk along Rosebud Foreshore on Thursday 1 February. Staff and community members came together from different departments and backgrounds, all with the shared goal of …