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 …
Students will be given the opportunity to observe and learn about the range of career pathways in Health by applying through our Work Experience Program. Who can apply for work experience placements? Departments that may offer work experience placements Students accepted into the program are given the opportunity to spend a maximum of one week …
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. …
Showcasing excellence, diversity, and inclusivity at Peninsula Health, Dr Timothy Smith and Dr Angela La Macchia are two of nine Indigenous fellows across the whole of Australia contributing to improved health care outcomes. Dr Smith, a proud Taungurung man who grew up on Bunurong land, and Dr La Macchia, a proud Gumbaynggirr woman from Northern …
Celeste Bruce, one of our Registered Undergraduate Student of Nursing (RUSON) made the decision to head overseas to Vietnam for her summer holidays —though she didn’t spend her days relaxing by the pool. Instead, she underwent a three-week placement program, an opportunity granted to a few select nursing students from Charles Darwin and Griffith University. …
In early 2023, Peninsula Health Registrar Dr Elise Pascoe excelled in a 6-month Ultrasound Special Skills rotation at Frankston Emergency Department, learning how to perform point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) to enhance ED patient care. During Dr Pascoe’s rotation, she piloted an innovative remote coaching method as part of PEARLS (POCUS for Emergency & Acute care in …
