Waking up with lower back pain just days before Christmas, 17-year-old Levi never imagined he’d spend the next 10 days in the Intensive Care Unit with a life-threatening aortic dissection. For Levi’s dad, Kevin, a critical care nurse with a career’s worth of experience, the idea of his son suffering from such a rare heart …
Q: Briefly explain your role as a midwife here at Peninsula Health? A: I am a CMS (Clinical Midwifery Specialist), Registered Nurse, Endorsed Midwife, and an IBCLC (International Board-Certified Lactation Consultant). I have worked in all areas of the maternity service, and I currently work two nights a week on the Women’s Health Unit as …
Join us for Peninsula Health’s Medical Intern 2025 Information Evening, an online event where you’ll have the opportunity to meet the team behind our health service. From the Director of Clinical Training to the consultants you’ll collaborate with, alongside our dedicated MWU and Education Team, you’ll gain valuable insights into what to expect as an …
Each day presents a unique set of challenges and opportunities for Peninsula Health paediatrician Dr Simon Stokes. From nurturing infants in their earliest days to guiding teenagers through their healthcare journeys, Dr Stokes embodies an unwavering commitment to delivering high-quality, patient-centred care. “A typical shift for me involves overseeing busy clinics in general paediatrics and …
For some babies, embracing feeding can be a challenge. This was true for little Evie and Tait, who after shortly after entering the world, became reliant on nasogastric feeding tubes to help keep them well nourished. After being born at Frankston Hospital, mother Zahlee Hunn returned to Peninsula Health with her newborn daughter, Evie, after …
Peninsula Health has installed two new solar panel systems at its dedicated geriatric and rehabilitation facilities, The Mornington Centre and Golf Links Road Rehabilitation Centre, to cut energy use and reduce carbon emissions. Funded by the Victorian Health Building Authority, the new 99.75 kilowatt systems will allow Peninsula Health to generate 230,000 kilowatt hours of …
Massive congratulations to Cathy Halmarick who was announced as the winner of this year’s HESTA’s Nurse of the Year Awards! Cathy Halmarick is a nurse and midwife specialising in sexual and reproductive health for women and people with a cervix. “I am so thrilled to have received this award, which is certainly a significant milestone …
Speech Pathologists Michelle Sargent, Grace Palmer and Alanna Bowen are spreading the word about Frankston Hospital’s new Fibreoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing (FEES) service. This procedure is performed by credentialed Speech Pathologists at the patient’s bedside, providing images and audio of the upper digestive and respiratory tract, which are used to assess swallowing problems. Bedside …
Nestled amidst the Seaford Wetlands lies Downs Community Farm (DCF), a beacon of community, sustainable agriculture and learning. This picturesque setting, with support from the Nourish Network and Peninsula Health is currently hosting the ‘Downs Farm to School Pilot Project.’ At the heart of this initiative are the volunteers at DCF, local schools and key …
At the age of 17 Patty Spears embarked on a nursing career in Griffith, New South Wales. Since then Patty has approached her nursing with passion and commitment. Even a short break to raise her young family was interrupted by a nursing shortage, “I went back when Junelle was only probably 6 weeks old.” In 1987 …
