Tegan MacCormack—better known to many as cake decorating whiz Tigga Mac—was doing a routine breast check at home when she found a lump.
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Thank you to our Board Directors
This week the final Bayside Health Peninsula Board Meeting was held at the site of the new Peninsula University Hospital, which will open early next year. On 1 January 2026, Bayside Health Peninsula will merge with Alfred Health, Bass Coast Health, Gippsland Southern Health Service and Kooweerup Regional Health Service to form Bayside Health, which …
New research to inform government policy related to healthy ageing
Australia’s aged care sector is facing a critical shortage of services and qualified health professionals. With Australia’s ageing population growing faster than ever, this shortage is set to intensify – posing serious risks to the quality and accessibility of care. In response, a new federal Aged Care Act will take effect in November 2025, introducing …
Mental Health team win Victorian Public Healthcare Award
Bayside Health Peninsula’s Mental Health and Wellbeing Service has won the award for Excellence in Mental Health and Wellbeing at the 2025 Victorian Public Healthcare Awards. The team was recognised for the Elimination of seclusion and mechanical restraints in their inpatient services, having become the first and only service in Victoria to completely eliminate the use …
Help us support cancer patients like Tegan this Christmas
Tegan MacCormack—better known to many as cake decorating whiz Tigga Mac—was doing a routine breast check at home when she found a lump.
Inaugural Chief Executive of Bayside Health appointed
The Designate Board of Bayside Health is pleased to announce the appointment of Adjunct Prof Adam Horsburgh as the inaugural Chief Executive of the new Bayside Health. Prof Horsburgh brings extensive leadership in Victoria’s public health system to this new role. Currently Chief Executive of Alfred Health, he was previously Chief Executive of Austin Health …
Bayside Health Peninsula nominated as a finalist in the 2025 Victorian Public Healthcare Awards – Elimination of Seclusion
Bayside Health Peninsula is extremely proud and excited to announce our health service has been nominated as a finalist for the 2025 Victorian Public Healthcare Awards in the following category: Over the past three years, Peninsula University Hospital has successfully recorded zero instances of seclusion and mechanical restraints in acute mental health inpatient units. “While it …
Health services welcome the new Bayside Board
We welcome the Victorian Minister for Health’s announcement of the inaugural board and board chair for Bayside Health. Starting on 1 January 2026, Bayside Health will bring together Alfred Health, Bass Coast Health, Gippsland Southern Health Service, Kooweerup Regional Health Service and Bayside Health Peninsula into one unified service. Its aim is to improve health …
Caring for Carers program brings “hope”, “calm” and “relief”
The Peninsula University Hospital Emergency Department (ED) has implemented unique initiatives that have dramatically improved ramping times, freeing up more ambulances to return into the community.
Celebrating Allied Health Professions Day 2025
Today we celebrate Allied Health Professions Day, and the incredible team of skilled, caring and dedicated allied health staff we have here at Bayside Health Peninsula. This year’s theme ‘Stronger together’, highlights the benefits of multidisciplinary team-based care.