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Generous Donation Set to Give Local Children a Brighter Future

The Menzies donation of over $300,000 directly supports the appointment of a Paediatric Fellow for three years. Weekly clinics, offering general paediatric and developmental and behavioural services, operate seamlessly without the need for separate GP referrals. Parents and teachers can refer children directly. Since their inception in 2017, these school-based clinics have facilitated 7,613 appointments …

Enhancing Paediatric Care with Virtual Reality

Having a procedure or injection in the Emergency Department is now a little bit less scary for our paediatric patients, with the introduction of a new virtual reality (VR) headset.   Thanks to the generous support of the Rye Opportunity Shop, the Emergency Departments at Rosebud and Peninsula University Hospital have acquired two Smileyscope VR …

Dr Tim Smith and Dr Angela La Macchia’s Commitment to Indigenous Healthcare

Showcasing excellence, diversity, and inclusivity at Bayside Health Peninsula, Dr Timothy Smith and Dr Angela La Macchia are two of nine Indigenous fellows across the whole of Australia contributing to improved health care outcomes. Dr Smith, a proud Taungurung man who grew up on Bunurong land, and Dr La Macchia, a proud Gumbaynggirr woman from …

From the classroom to the clinic – making a difference in rural Vietnamese communities

Celeste Bruce, one of our Registered Undergraduate Student of Nursing (RUSON) made the decision to head overseas to Vietnam for her summer holidays —though she didn’t spend her days relaxing by the pool. Instead, she underwent a three-week placement program, an opportunity granted to a few select nursing students from Charles Darwin and Griffith University.   …

Empowering healthcare through remote education and collaboration

In early 2023, Bayside Health Peninsula Registrar Dr Elise Pascoe excelled in a 6-month Ultrasound Special Skills rotation at Frankston Emergency Department, learning how to perform point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) to enhance ED patient care.   During Dr Pascoe’s rotation, she piloted an innovative remote coaching method as part of PEARLS (POCUS for Emergency & Acute care …

Leading the way in global ultrasound education

Dr Jonathan Henry, one of our dedicated emergency physicians at Bayside Health Peninsula, was recently honoured by ASUM (Australasian Society for Ultrasound in Medicine) with their 2023 Humanitarian of the Year Award.   The award recognises his creation of the PEARLS (POCUS for Emergency and Acute care in Resource-Limited Settings) program, which aims to upskill frontline …

Faces of Bayside Health Peninsula: Andrea Sutton

Patients living with impaired kidney function require dialysis – a particular type of treatment that helps their body remove extra fluid and waste products from their blood when their kidneys are unable to.  Instrumental to that treatment is Andrea Sutton, the Nurse Unit Manager of the Dialysis and Chemotherapy Unit at Rosebud Hospital.   Managing the …

Bayside Health Peninsula nurses extend healing hands to Papua New Guinea

A dedicated team of Bayside Health Peninsula doctors and nurses are preparing to embark on a journey to Papua New Guinea as part an eight-day medical expedition led by the No Roads Expeditions Foundation (NRF). As one of the world’s most underdeveloped nations, Papua New Guinea grapples with some of the world’s worst health statistics. …

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