Some members who make up the Bayside Health Peninsula Hip Fracture team. Hip fracture is a common debilitating injury particularly for older people. Majority of those are associated with a fall. As we get older, our strength and balance can reduce and our bones become thinner due to conditions like osteoporosis. Geriatrician Dr Angel Lee …
Bayside Health Peninsula Nurse Unit Manager James Bonnamy. Photo: Supplied. Nurse unit manager James Bonnamy is leading the hardworking staff behind Bayside Health Peninsula’s COVID-19 high volume vaccination centre. He says every one of his colleagues deserves praise and recognition – for the way everyone is working together daily, to protect staff and the …
Members of the Bayside Health Peninsula HOPE team (L-R: Ann Fuller, Kate Woolaston, Ingrid Baarsma, Joanne Weir). With mental health support more important than ever, we are proud to acknowledge the tremendous work of our Hospital Outreach Post-Suicidal Engagement (HOPE) service. HOPE is a community-based outreach team that works with clients who have attempted suicide or been …
Bayside Health Peninsula Nurse Unit Manager Amy Hill. Photo: Supplied. Meet Amy Hill, the Nurse Unit Manager in charge of our COVID-19 Vaccination Clinics. Every week, Amy and her team are finding new ways to give eligible members of our community and colleagues the opportunity to receive their dose. “We’ve moved quickly to set up …
From left to right, Mornington Peninsula Shire Councillor Kerri McCafferty, Mayor Despi O’Connor, Cr Lisa Dixon Cr Antonella Celi, Lyn Dawes and Martin Dawes from Safety Beach/Dromana Beach Patrol and Cr Debra Mar. Photo: Supplied, prior to COVID-19 restrictions. Mornington Peninsula Shire, together with local beach patrol, community groups and Bayside Health Peninsula, is working hard to make the Peninsula happier, …
Skin Integrity Nurse Tara Noorman (pictured left), alongside Podiatrist Daryl Susigan and Clinical Nurse Consultant in Wound Care Meagan Shannon. Picture: Supplied This week marks the beginning of Bayside Health Peninsula’s Winter Pressure Injury Awareness Campaign, an annual event held across the health service to celebrate the multidisciplinary team approach for preventing and managing pressure injuries every day. A pressure …
As National Reconciliation Week draws to a close tonight, this must-watch video gives a fascinating insight into Australian Indigenous history. In celebration of our shared histories, cultures, and achievements, Bayside Health Peninsula Elder / Cultural Lead Aunty Helen Bnads expands on this year’s theme – “It’s More Than A Word” – by reflecting on the …
Physiotherapist Lauren Fernandez is the recipient of the 2021 Noosh McGrath Excellence in Physiotherapy Award. Bayside Health Peninsula physiotherapist Lauren Fernandez has been recognised by her peers for her exceptional patient care and commitment to her team’s wellbeing. Lauren was recently awarded the Physiotherapy Department’s highest honour – the Noosh McGrath Excellence in Physiotherapy Award. …
Erin Liversidge learnt she had breast cancer on Christmas eve last year at the age of 33 after a routine night feed of her youngest daughter uncovered an unusual lump. And now, the face of Bayside Health Peninsula’s Take a Break for Cancer campaign is discovering the tools in her breast cancer fight are closer …
Consumer Representative Byron Croft joined our LGBTIQ+ Community Advisory Group in late 2019. When Byron Croft came across a flyer promoting Bayside Health Peninsula’s LGBTIQ+ Community Advisory Group (CAG) in September 2019, everything fell into place. He had been looking to volunteer in community health, so it was an ideal opportunity. Shortly after, Byron successfully joined …
