Patricia Hinchey Centre/Murray to Moyne bus launched
15 August 2018
East Grampians Health Service launched its new Patricia Hinchey Centre/Murray to Moyne bus in front of team members, clients, volunteers and staff. The bus features Murray to Moyne decals and is already turning heads as it travels around Ararat. The 2017 team raised $27,900 toward the overall cost of the bus, setting a goal of…
Learn MoreMurals brightening the lives of 70 Lowe Street residents
7 August 2018
Beautiful and bright new murals have been installed in each of the three avenues – or wings – of 70 Lowe Street, one of East Grampians Health Service’s aged care facilities. The murals are not only eye-catching and colourful but they have many other benefits too. “This includes helping to orientate residents around the building,…
Learn MoreFirst intake of nurses graduate at EGHS
7 August 2018
East Grampians Health Service has succeeded in expanding its nursing workforce with the graduation of the first intake of Diploma of Nursing students. The graduation ceremony was attended by nursing graduates, trainers, family, friends, EGHS staff and special guests, including ACU College executive director Shaun McDonagh, Member for Ripon Louise Staley and EGHS Board chair…
Learn MoreBoard tour Community Health Centre and Healthy@Home building
7 August 2018
East Grampians Health Service Board members have toured the redevelopment works currently taking place at the health service. Manager of Community Nursing Jane Bourman led the tour and showed Board members and guests, including Ballarat Health Service Board members, through the new areas at the Healthy@ Home Building and also the works that are taking…
Learn MoreNancy Panter appointed East Grampians Health Service Board Chair
29 July 2018
East Grampians Health Service has elected local business owner and global marketing and communications specialist Nancy Panter as its new Board Chair. Formerly Board Vice Chair, Ms Panter succeeds Matthew Wood, who has retired from the Board after seven years’ service. Ms Panter was elected Vice Chair in 2017, has served on the East Grampians…
Learn MoreWomen’s health continence physiotherapy available at EGHS
24 July 2018
East Grampians Health Service physiotherapist Caroline Hamilton has recently completed her postgraduate qualification in pelvic floor physiotherapy at the University of Melbourne. Pelvic floor physiotherapists are able to assess pelvic floor function and tailor an exercise program to meet an individual’s specific needs. Active pelvic floor muscles are very important to women and if poorly…
Learn MoreStaff enjoy working in new Healthy@Home Building
24 July 2018
Staff have moved into the Healthy@Home building and are now enjoying a bright and vibrant new environment in which to work. The Healthy@Home building has been planned to allow disciplines to practise in teams that they would generally have common goals for with their clients. “With this in mind, the new building also allows for…
Learn MoreEast Grampians Health Service announces interim CEO
12 June 2018
East Grampians Health Service Board President Matthew Wood announced the board has appointed Andrew Freeman as interim chief executive officer, following the resignation of Nick Bush, who is taking up a position as CEO of Echuca Regional Health. Mr Freeman will remain in place as interim CEO while the board undertakes the recruitment campaign for…
Learn MoreWWW Dinner off the menu this year
12 June 2018
The East Grampians Health Service Auxiliary has decided to postpone the popular Women, Wisdom and Wellbeing Dinner this year. The Ararat Town Hall was again unavailable this year, so the Auxiliary made the decision to postpone the dinner until 2019. “While we are disappointed we are unable to run the WWW Dinner, we have plans…
Learn MorePatrons enjoy armchair travel to Antarctica
12 June 2018
The EGHS Auxiliary’s annual Country Luncheon at Willaura was a great success. Around 87 people attended the event at the Willaura Memorial Hall and enjoyed a delicious country lunch prepared by Auxiliary members and Jody Sutherland and her team from Pyrenees Café. The luncheon raised more than $3208, and will go towards the purchase of…
Learn MoreA step-tastic win for Kitchen Staff
6 June 2018
East Grampians Health Service staff walked more than 16 million steps during the EGHS Staff Step-a-thon – or more than three times across Australia from east to west and almost all the way around the coast! In the process, staff became more aware of the amount of activity they were undertaking each day and enjoyed…
Learn MoreToy Library donate $2000 to Murray to Moyne
25 April 2018
The EGHS Ark Toy and Activity Library has presented a cheque for $2000 to this year’s EGHS Murray to Moyne teams, the Cranks and Defibrillators. With fundraising from this year’s Murray to Moyne being put towards new outdoor play equipment for the Toy Library, the Toy Library Auxiliary decided to donate the proceeds from their…
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