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Patient Experience Week 2021: Raising the bar, one conversation at a time

Bayside Health Peninsula 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 …

“Power is in your hands”: Emergency Department nurse collects inaugural award

Bayside Health Peninsula nurse Kartik Jagathesesan is acknowledged in front of his peers. Photo: Supplied.  Kartik Jagathesesan always knew nursing was for him because of the difference he could make to people’s lives.   Never more so than now – during the course of a pandemic – has he appreciated what a positive patient experience …

Volunteers return to Bayside Health Peninsula

Karen Budden (right), the first volunteer to return to Bayside Health Peninsula since 2020, welcomed back by Library Manager Janet Thompson (left). It was all smiles across Bayside Health Peninsula this week, with volunteers returning to the health service for the first time since early 2020. Due to Covid-19 restrictions, our 700+ dedicated volunteers and …

Faces of Bayside Health Peninsula: Meet Michelle Feldman

Bayside Health Peninsula Patient Services Assistant and Ward Clerk Michelle Feldman. Photo: Supplied.  The next time you turn up at one of our Covid-19 Screening Clinics for a test, there is a good chance you will need to answer Michelle Feldman’s questions. Usually a Patient Services Assistant and Ward Clerk at Rosebud Hospital, currently Michelle …

Yawa Aquatic Centre makes an early splash for the Rosebud Hospital Summer Appeal

From left to right, Radiology Supervisor Damien Barbour, Yawa Aquatic Centre Guest Experience Manager Clare Black, Rosebud Hospital Patient Services Manager Julie Richardson and Yawa Aquatic Centre General Manager Dan Andrews. Photo: Supplied. The soon to be opened Yawa Aquatic Centre has begun what it hopes will be a long standing relationship with Bayside Health …

Flinders Lions car show fundraiser supports patient care at Bayside Health Peninsula

Flinders Motoring Heritage event organiser Mary Iles with one of this year’s winning entries. Photo: Supplied. Community events are back and the Flinders Motoring Heritage event returned in a COVID Safe way this month, celebrating an array of prestige, vintage, unique and collector vehicles, all the while raising funds for Bayside Health Peninsula. After the …

Helping children become champs about mental health

Bayside Health Peninsula Families where a Parent has a Mental Illness Coordinator and Occupational Therapist, Allira McCall, is excited to be offering the CHAMPS group in 2021. Bayside Health Peninsula is proudly running an upcoming program that supports children who have a parent or adult family member with mental health challenges. Called ‘CHAMPS’, the weekly …

Expert rheumatology care arrives at Peninsula University Hospital

Bayside Health Peninsula rheumatologist Dr Bita Omidvar is excited to be offering patients better access to specialised treatment. A dedicated rheumatology service has been set up at Bayside Health Peninsula, providing patients with the support they need in managing over 150 different types of musculoskeletal conditions. Rheumatology consultant Dr Bita Omidvar says patients are now being …

Saluting more than 50 years of unwavering Rosebud support

The Rosebud Hospital Auxiliary has donated more than $200,000 to Rosebud Hospital over it’s history. Pictured (from left to right) auxiliary member Jan Ridout, Rosebud Hospital Operations Director Jodi Foley, Rosebud Hospital Operations Assistant Di Kitchin, outgoing President Rona Cannon and auxiliary member Bernadette McCready. To celebrate the Rosebud Hospital Auxiliary’s more than half a centenary of giving, the passionate group …

Green thumbs flourish at The Mornington Centre

The Mornington Centre’s Flinders Ward sensory garden gets the green thumb treatment from Melissa Schaller and Bunnings Warehouse Mornington Activities Organiser Jenny Mann. Patients are growing and picking even more fruit and vegetables at The Mornington Centre thanks to another generous contribution made by the local Bunnings Warehouse. Wearing their familiar red shirts, the hardware …

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