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Temporary Road Closure — Hastings Road

A section of Hastings Road is being resurfaced over the next two nights, resulting in changed access to Peninsula University Hospital Emergency Department, and some other parts of the hospital. Approximately 300 metres of Hastings Road will be closed for westbound traffic for two nights, as below. When? 8:30pm – 6:00am Tuesday 15 November to …

Meet the new Clinical Director of Emergency — Dr Gabriel Blecher

Bayside Health Peninsula’s new Clinical Director of Emergency, Dr Gabriel Blecher, has a rich background in both emergency medicine and business management, bringing a unique and diverse set of skills to the role.    This isn’t Dr Blecher’s first time working at Bayside Health Peninsula – in fact it was during his time working as a …

Supporting children’s mental health, wellbeing and development

Our Community Health Children’s Services and FaPMI (Families where a Parent has a Mental Illness) teams provided a range of interactive and engaging activities at the annual Frankston City Council Children’s Week celebration. “This year’s theme ‘All Children have the right to a standard of living that supports their wellbeing and development’, resonates with us, …

Bayside Health Peninsula 2022 Research Report

Officially launched by Bayside Health Peninsula Chief Executive Felicity Topp during our annual Celebrating Research Week, our 2022 Research Report highlights the transformative research currently being conducted at Bayside Health Peninsula.   Bayside Health Peninsula Director of Research Professor Velandai Srikanth said “I’m delighted to once again present a report that provides our community with …

Faces of Bayside Health Peninsula – Q&A with Kate Bendall

As the manager of our Mental Health Consultation service, and the Emergency Department’s Mental Health Alcohol and Other Drugs (AOD) Hub, Kate Bendall is committed to providing outstanding Mental Health and AOD services to Frankston and the Mornington Peninsula community. Q: What do you do in your day to day role? A: My role varies …

Access To Surgical Services and more at Peninsula University Hospital

As we continue to redevelop Peninsula University Hospital, a range of changes are occurring to accommodate these works.   As part of these works, from 5am Friday 4 November, patients and visitors needing to access Surgical Services/Day of Surgery Admissions, A-Block wards (Western Port ward, Bass ward, and Port Phillip ward) the Cath-Lab, COVID Dialysis …

Faces of Bayside Health Peninsula – Q&A with Jade Barton 

Recruitment Coordinator Jade Barton’s role allows her to find and offer opportunities to those looking to work at Bayside Health Peninsula. With more than 20 years of experience as a nurse, Jade Barton made the decision to move into recruitment to follow her passion for welcoming the next generation of nurses and medical staff to …

Celebrating World Occupational Therapy Day

  “Occupational Therapy is an important, and in some cases, life changing, service for our clients and community,” says Senior Occupational Therapist Bridget Maguire. “It helps people develop or re-engage in activities that some of us take for granted.”   “We support people to participate in activities that they find meaningful, which everyone deserves in life.”  …

To those that keep our sites clean – Thank you!

Across our sites, our devoted Environmental and Patient Services Assistants mop, sweep, vacuum and sterilize an area eight times larger than the MCG.  They are a vital part of our operations, and work tirelessly to provide a clean environment for our staff, patients and visitors. Today, for World Thank Your Cleaner Day, we’re thanking all …

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