Massive congratulations to Cathy Halmarick who was announced as the winner of this year’s HESTA’s Nurse of the Year Awards! Cathy Halmarick is a nurse and midwife specialising in sexual and reproductive health for women and people with a cervix. “I am so thrilled to have received this award, which is certainly a significant milestone …
Speech Pathologists Michelle Sargent, Grace Palmer and Alanna Bowen are spreading the word about Peninsula University Hospital’s new Fibreoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing (FEES) service. This procedure is performed by credentialed Speech Pathologists at the patient’s bedside, providing images and audio of the upper digestive and respiratory tract, which are used to assess swallowing problems. …
Nestled amidst the Seaford Wetlands lies Downs Community Farm (DCF), a beacon of community, sustainable agriculture and learning. This picturesque setting, with support from the Nourish Network and Bayside Health Peninsula is currently hosting the ‘Downs Farm to School Pilot Project.’ At the heart of this initiative are the volunteers at DCF, local schools and …
At the age of 17 Patty Spears embarked on a nursing career in Griffith, New South Wales. Since then Patty has approached her nursing with passion and commitment. Even a short break to raise her young family was interrupted by a nursing shortage, “I went back when Junelle was only probably 6 weeks old.” In 1987 …
Sally is one of the passionate nursing graduates undertaking the Enrolled Nurse Graduate Program at Bayside Health Peninsula. Completing her nursing placements at Bayside Health Peninsula, Sally commenced the Enrolled Nurse Graduate Program in October 2023 as a mature aged student. She has since had rotations at Frankston and Rosebud Hospital. “Nursing has always been …
Looking for more information on the graduate programs offered by Bayside Health Peninsula? We’re holding information sessions in April, May and June to share details about our programs. The graduate program information sessions provide an excellent understanding on what Bayside Health Peninsula can offer future graduates across General Enrolled and Registered Nursing, Mental Health, and …
Bayside Health Peninsula is proud to announce its recognition at Parliament House in Canberra for its exceptional efforts in reducing the country’s rate of preterm births. As one of the 60 healthcare services nationwide participating in the National Pre-term Birth Collaborative, Bayside Health Peninsula’s Chief Operating Officer, Helen Cooper, and our dedicated maternity services team …
The Community Plate is running a series of Grow Some Food workshops aimed to improve our community’s ability to grow some food at home. Running across both the Frankston and Mornington Peninsula regions, these workshops aim to benefit our health and the health of our earth and address the barriers people face to growing food. …
We all have the right to make our own medical treatment decisions. However, we could all experience an injury or illness that renders us incapable of making these decisions, or communicating our wishes, either temporarily or permanently. This Advance Care Planning Week 2023, we want to remind our community that planning ahead is relevant to …
Bayside Health Peninsula’s new Peta Murphy Breast Imaging Suite located at Peninsula University Hospital is helping local residents living in Frankston and on the Mornington Peninsula detect and diagnose breast abnormalities, including potential signs of cancer, earlier than ever before. Breast cancer diagnosis grew by 17 percent on the Mornington Peninsula between 2015 and 2019, …
