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Pet Therapy Dogs Return: Tails are Wagging and Smiles are Spreading

After two years, therapy dogs are back at Peninsula Health. To celebrate their return, we spoke with Jeff and Judy who currently visit Frankston Hospital 1 West and 2 West and the Psychiatric Assessment and Planning Unit (PAPU) with their dogs, Benson and Sam, every two weeks.   Benson (six) and Sam (eight) are both Golden Retrievers …

Temporary Parking Frankston Hospital Emergency Department

From Thursday 29 September, the location of the public car park and drop-off area (on the Emergency Department side) will change to allow for the next phase of Frankston Hospital’s redevelopment.   While a new permanent car park is constructed, visitors and patients/carers can use the temporary carpark located on the corner of Hastings Road …

Embracing good lifestyle choices for a healthier heart

With heart disease listed as the leading cause of death in Australia, World Heart Day is an opportunity to stop and consider what you can do to improve your heart health.   Cardiologist Dr Robert Lew says cardiovascular disease can affect everyone and suggests that improving your health can look after your heart.   “Poor choices contribute …

Pharmacy united in action for a healthier world

Using their expertise and knowledge, Pharmacists ensure that the medicines prescribed to patients are suitable, the supply is within the law and patients are properly educated on the potential side effects. This year’s theme for World Pharmacist Day, set out by the International Pharmaceutical Federation, is ‘pharmacy united in action for a healthier world’. The …

Frankston Public Surgical Centre welcomes its first patients

After officially opening on Tuesday 6 September, we welcomed our first patients at the Frankston Public Surgical Centre. Patients Keryn and Vanessa were overjoyed with the service they received and were pleased to have been able to complete their elective surgery sooner than expected. “After the delays caused by COVID-19, I think it’s amazing that …

Physiotherapy helping those with osteoarthritis

Osteoarthritis is a condition that affects more than two million Australians. Often referred to as ‘wear and tear,’ the degenerative joint disease is now thought to be the result of a joint over working to try repair itself. Peninsula Health physiotherapist David Weeks is helping osteoarthritis patients understand the disease in an effort to help …

Encouraging smokers to quit through smoke-free initiatives

Peninsula Health has been a smoke-free site for 12 years and we are dedicated to supporting patients at any stage of their quit journey. We are committed to providing a smoke-free environment for staff, patients, visitors and carers. Our smoke-free policy prohibits smoking or carrying of ignited cigarettes, cigars or pipes at any of our …

Phototherapy allows for a bright future ahead

Recently, our newborn Hospital in the Home service expanded to include at home phototherapy for babies with jaundice.   Jaundice is common and occurs in about 60 per cent of newborn babies in Australia. It is observed as a yellow colouring of the skin and the whites of the eyes and usually begins to fade by …

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