As part of our response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the increasing number of positive cases in our local community, some of the services provided by our Community Health team are currently being impacted. Many of our Community Health team are now working in a variety of roles to support our response to the pandemic, …
Bayside Health Peninsula is participating in a vaccination walk-in blitz across Melbourne’s South East, together with our partners in the South East Public Health Unit. Until October 10, no bookings will be required: just turn up, roll up your sleeve, and get vaccinated against COVID-19 at no cost. The vaccination walk-in blitz will offer the …
A person who attended the Frankston Community Vaccination Hub at Bayside Centre on Thursday 9 September has now tested positive to COVID-19. As such, the Frankston Community Vaccination Hub has been deemed a Tier Two Exposure site. If you attended the Hub between 6.20pm-7.10pm on Thursday 9 September, please get tested as soon as …
Bayside Health Peninsula researcher Chris Moran. With multiple years’ worth of experience in geriatric medicine and research, Bayside Health Peninsula geriatrician and researcher Chris Moran is improving healthcare for some of the eldest people in our community. “Every day is different but usually includes a combination of seeing patients, performing research and working with and …
On Friday 3 September a person presented to Frankston Emergency Department, who subsequently tested positive to COVID-19. After public health investigations, Frankston Emergency Department has been deemed a Tier One Exposure site. If you attended the Frankston Emergency Department between 12pm-10.30pm on Friday 3 September, please follow the Department of Health advice to get tested …
Some of the COVID-19 Screening Clinics team at the Peninsula University Hospital campus drive and walk through testing location. Photo: Bayside Health Peninsula More than a quarter of a million people have been tested at Bayside Health Peninsula run COVID-19 Screening Clinics, with the major milestone reached 18 months after the first swab was taken …
On Monday August 16, a person attended the Frankston Community Vaccination Hub at Bayside Centre to receive their COVID-19 vaccine. While they had no symptoms while at the Vaccination Hub, they subsequently developed symptoms and tested positive to the virus today. Due to the positive case attending the venue earlier this week, the Frankston Community …
Di Amiet arrives on the opening day of the Frankston Community Vaccination Hub for the second dose of the Pfizer vaccine. Bayside Health Peninsula has established a new COVID-19 vaccination centre in the heart of Frankston. The recently opened hub is operating out of the old Toys’R’Us at Bayside Shopping Centre. “We are pleased to …
Terryn Huggard is living pain free thanks to the work of occupational therapist Tessa Heine and the Persistent Pain Management Service. Photo taken before mandatory outdoor mask wearing requirements. Photo: Supplied. After living with persistent pain right throughout her childhood, Terryn Huggard is moving freely again thanks to Bayside Health Peninsula. The Langwarrin mother of two …
When talking about people with diabetes, it is easy to overlook the toll the condition has on their mental and emotional wellbeing. That’s why Bayside Health Peninsula is seeking to help raise awareness of ‘diabetes stigma’ within the community. According to Diabetes Australia, people experience this stigma when they are blamed for having diabetes while managing …
