Helen Cooper is leading Bayside Health Peninsula’s response to Covid-19. Picture: Supplied. The woman driving Bayside Health Peninsula’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic has reflected on one of the most challenging years in her professional life, acknowledging the efforts of her colleagues to “adapt and change” this past year. “Everything I thought I knew about …
Bayside Health Peninsula registered nurse Vanessa Nolan receives her vaccine from immunisation coordinator Jody Logan. Picture: Supplied. The coronavirus vaccine rollout is underway at Bayside Health Peninsula, with eligible frontline staff members receiving their first dose today at the newly created staff vaccination clinic. Patient Services Assistant Louise Thoms, Clinical Director of Emergency Dr Jonathan …
The Buruli ulcer. Photo: Better Health Channel This blog is written by Professor Damon Eisen, Medical Lead, Infection Prevention and Control Unit Buruli ulcer is a skin infection caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium ulcerans (M. ulcerans) usually presenting as a slowly developing painless nodule or papule which can initially be mistaken for an insect bite. …
Access to personal alarms for seniors is becoming an increasing public health priority, especially with more seniors wanting to remain living independently in their own home whilst being safe and secure. As of 1st February 2021, MePACS is one of two approved providers of Personal AlertSA (PASA) for eligible South Australian seniors, who can now …
Bayside Health Peninsula Physiotherapist Carla Richardson leads a telehealth appointment with a participant. When the whole of the State was placed in a circuit-breaker lockdown last month, Bayside Health Peninsula Physiotherapist Carla Richardson knew staff were up to the challenge. “Our reception staff began receiving calls within an hour of the government’s press conference, asking …
Bayside Health Peninsula Ward Clerk Nik Connor. Smiling behind the mask, Screening Clinic Ward Clerk Nik Connor is the welcoming face you will meet before getting a Covid-19 swab test. He’s the first point of contact for our community when arriving at our Peninsula University Hospital drive and walk through testing location, making sure patient …
Bayside Health Peninsula Clinical Director of Mental Health Richard Newton. Photo taken prior to Covid-19 restrictions. Improving services to people in the community with significant mental health problems is what drives Richard Newton every day. Our Clinical Director of Mental Health has now been recognised for his exceptional service to psychiatry, awarded with the 2021 College …
Rosebud Hospital’s Jodi Foley joing Lions club treasurer Ruth Aeschlimann for the unveiling of the revitalised store, in a photo taken when rules allowed for masks not to be worn indoors. One of our biggest supporters is entering a bright new chapter. Boneo Lions Club Op Shop in Rosebud today looks almost brand new, with …
Associate Professor David Langton leads the Bayside Health Peninsula monoclonal antibody treatment program for severe asthmatics. Bayside Health Peninsula is transforming the lives of severe asthmatics across the Mornington Peninsula thanks to a leading program based at Peninsula University Hospital. The program provides asthma patients with targeted injection-based treatments that are vastly improving their overall …
Peninsula Health chief executive Felicity Topp accepts donation at the Bait-ul-Salam Mosque’s annual Australia Day celebration. Today we would like to acknowledge and thank the Ahmadiyya Muslim Association Victoria for their generous donation of $5000 to Bayside Health Peninsula. Chief Executive Felicity Topp attended the Bait-ul-Salam (House of Peace) Mosque Australia Day celebration in Langwarrin last …
