Longtime volunteer Maggie Bell says she is excited to be back at Peninsula Health. When Maggie Bell received her 10-year Peninsula Health Life Governorship last year, it was Volunteer Program Manager, Helen Wilson, who personally delivered the award to her house. The duo have enjoyed a tremendous eight-year working relationship together, which has been reignited …
Peninsula Health Community Advisory Group member Hazel Rich raises the rainbow flag for IDAHOBIT. Photo: Yanni Dellaportas. Peninsula Health has raised the rainbow flag in support for the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Transphobia and Intersex Discrimination (IDAHOBIT). IDAHOBIT has been recognised every year since 2004, raising awareness of the violence and discrimination against Lesbian, …
Frankston Hospital concierge Duck Cameron has been entertaining audiences around the world for more than 30 years. Before becoming one of the smiling faces to greet our patients as they arrive at hospital, this concierge was a globe-trotting magician. Duck Cameron, who joined Peninsula Health last year when the COVID-19 pandemic hit, has been wowing …
Our Health Information Services team went above and beyond during COVID-19. 10 – 16 May is Health Information Management Awareness Week (HIMA Week). To celebrate, we are acknowledging the tremendous efforts of our Health Information Services (HIS) team which works tirelessly behind the scenes at Peninsula Health and went above and beyond during Covid-19. “We …
Peninsula Health staff members get together for Take a Break for Cancer in 2019. Photo: Supplied. Cancer care never takes a break. Patients with cancer continue to receive timely, comprehensive and compassionate care here in our community amid the current global health crisis. This year Take a Break for Cancer returns, raising funds …
Ceri Banks, Peninsula Health’s Respiratory Clinical Research Nurse Consultant. Asthma is a serious condition that affects 2.7 million Australians. That’s why this World Asthma Day (WAD), Peninsula Health is encouraging all asthmatics within our community to take control of their condition. “When people say they have ‘bad’ asthma, they are more often than likely to …
A group of Peninsula Health midwives responding to the prompt: “The thing I love most about being a midwife is…”. Around 3,000 babies are born every year at Frankston Hospital, and behind each birth is a dedicated team of midwives who welcome new life into the world. That’s why today, International Day of the …
Jeanette Freeman (left) with midwife Ruth Boaz (right) on Kitava Island, Papua New Guinea, in 2019. The following article is written by Jeanette Freeman, who has retired after 39 years at Peninsula Health My name is Jeanette Freeman and I came to Frankston Hospital in 1982. I intended to stay for only 12 months, just …
Peninsula Health midwife Meaghan Church, Esther Freeman and Banjo, with Associate Midwifery Unit Manager Saphron Bonner. Photo: Supplied. In the lead up to Mother’s Day this Sunday, mum Esther Freeman caught up with the midwives she describes as her “second family” after they supported her through one of the longest stays ever in our Maternity Unit. …
Peninsula Health Deputy Chief Operating Officer Jane Roberts meets patient Eelkje. Photo: Supplied. Patient Experience Week 2021 is about to draw to a close – and this year, our senior leaders were able to step out onto the floor, connecting with patients and colleagues in a COVID safe way. In a really touching conclusion to …
