Australia’s aged care sector is facing a critical shortage of services and qualified health professionals. With Australia’s ageing population growing faster than ever, this shortage is set to intensify – posing serious risks to the quality and accessibility of care. In response, a new federal Aged Care Act will take effect in November 2025, introducing …
Bayside Health Peninsula’s Mental Health and Wellbeing Service has won the award for Excellence in Mental Health and Wellbeing at the 2025 Victorian Public Healthcare Awards. The team was recognised for the Elimination of seclusion and mechanical restraints in their inpatient services, having become the first and only service in Victoria to completely eliminate the use …
The Bayside Health Peninsula 2025 Annual Report was launched on Monday 24 November at the Annual General Meeting and Community Forum. The Annual Report is available here. An accessible version is available here. We also extend a heartfelt congratulations to our Life Governors, who were honoured for their significant contribution in volunteer or consumer advisor roles at …
Tegan MacCormack—better known to many as cake decorating whiz Tigga Mac—was doing a routine breast check at home when she found a lump.
The Designate Board of Bayside Health is pleased to announce the appointment of Adjunct Prof Adam Horsburgh as the inaugural Chief Executive of the new Bayside Health. Prof Horsburgh brings extensive leadership in Victoria’s public health system to this new role. Currently Chief Executive of Alfred Health, he was previously Chief Executive of Austin Health …
At Overport Primary School, the Student Health Ambassadors are leading the way in promoting inclusion, wellbeing, and safe social spaces through an inspiring new initiative called The Friendship Factory. This student-led project offers a welcoming space filled with fun activities and opportunities to build friendships. Thanks to the generous support of the Parents and Friends …
Bayside Health Peninsula is extremely proud and excited to announce our health service has been nominated as a finalist for the 2025 Victorian Public Healthcare Awards in the following category: Over the past three years, Peninsula University Hospital has successfully recorded zero instances of seclusion and mechanical restraints in acute mental health inpatient units. “While it …
We welcome the Victorian Minister for Health’s announcement of the inaugural board and board chair for Bayside Health. Starting on 1 January 2026, Bayside Health will bring together Alfred Health, Bass Coast Health, Gippsland Southern Health Service, Kooweerup Regional Health Service and Bayside Health Peninsula into one unified service. Its aim is to improve health …
The Peninsula University Hospital Emergency Department (ED) has implemented unique initiatives that have dramatically improved ramping times, freeing up more ambulances to return into the community.
Today we celebrate Allied Health Professions Day, and the incredible team of skilled, caring and dedicated allied health staff we have here at Bayside Health Peninsula. This year’s theme ‘Stronger together’, highlights the benefits of multidisciplinary team-based care.
