Cameron Evans to lead health service Board
12 October 2025
New East Grampians Health Service Board Chair Cameron Evans is looking forward to building on the strong foundations already in place at the health service. “For me, it’s about ensuring that EGHS continues to be a trusted, responsive and innovative health service,” Mr Evans said. “I’d like to focus on strengthening partnerships across the region,…
Learn MoreCafe pyrenees receives refresh thanks to ritchies iga
9 October 2025
Café Pyrenees at East Grampians Health Service is a vibrant hub for staff, students and visitors, and thanks to Ritchies IGA Community Benefit Program, it has received a much-needed facelift. In just over two years, through community members nominating East Grampians Health Service as their nominated charity on the Ritchies Community Benefit Program card, $5882…
Learn Moreval awarded for 45 years of volunteering
9 October 2025
East Grampians Health Service has recognised the work and support of its 150 volunteers at the 20th Volunteer Service Recognition Awards, including an incredible 45 years’ service by Val Albert. At the awards, 32 volunteers were recognised for five, 10, 15, 20 and 45 years. EGHS has 150 volunteers who work across a range of…
Learn MoreState-of-the-art Practical Laboratory opened at EGHS
24 September 2025
The new State Government funded Practical Laboratory was officially opened at East Grampians Health Service last week. East Grampians Health Service received $1.9 million from the State Government Regional Health Infrastructure Fund to build the Practical Laboratory on site, which is designed to simulate a hospital ward environment and features patient bathrooms, medication rooms and…
Learn MoreChief Nurse and Midwifery Officer speaks at Leadership Group lunch
16 September 2025
Safer Care Victoria’s Chief Nurse and Midwifery Officer Karrie Long was a recent guest at an EGHS Leadership Group lunch. Karrie is a visionary nursing leader with nearly 20 years’ experience driving health delivery innovation to ensure safer and more effective patient care. As Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer, she provides professional leadership, advice and…
Learn MorePhoebe planning for a long rural medical career
16 September 2025
Horsham’s Phoebe Uebergang loves rural life and plans to have a long medical career in her rural community. Ms Uebergang is currently in her second year of the Doctor of Medicine (MD) program through Deakin University’s Rural Training Stream (RTS), which she undertakes in Ararat at East Grampians Health Service. With a clinical background, Ms…
Learn MoreBlue Ribbon Foundation funds purchase of anaesthetic machine for health service
16 September 2025
The Victoria Police Blue Ribbon Foundation Ararat Branch presented a cheque for $24,070 to East Grampians Health Service, the final instalment as part of its commitment to the purchase of a new anaesthetic machine. The $114,070 anaesthetic machine is now in use in the EGHS Jason Bond Perioperative Unit. The upgrade of the Perioperative Unit…
Learn MoreAboriginal Health Liaison Officer Visit
19 September 2023
The residents of Willaura Health Care recently received a welcome visit from East Grampians Health Service Aboriginal Health Liaison Office, Darren Burns. The residents asked Darren many questions including regarding the upcoming “Referendum”. Darren answered all their questions and stayed on for afternoon tea. Darren mentioned he would like to return each five weeks so…
Learn MoreFilm Stars for a Day
19 September 2023
EGHS’s Community Nursing staff were recently selected to be part of a video promoting Get Active Victoria, which was shown at an event at the Melbourne Town Hall, the Get Active Conversation, to an audience of community and allied health practitioners. The team of Kate Pitcher, Priscilla Didomenico, Merryn Boatman and Kayley Webster took part…
Learn MoreMeals on Wheels celebrates 70th anniversary
8 September 2023
East Grampians Health Service celebrated Meals on Wheels Day with a morning tea for all volunteer meal deliverers. This year marks the 70th anniversary of Meals on Wheels, a remarkable achievement for the organisation. Meals on Wheels was established by South Australia’s Doris Taylor. Born in 1901, Doris became paralysed at age 11 after a…
Learn MoreMaternity and Newborn Services Discovery Forum
8 September 2023
EGHS hosted a Maternity and Newborn Services Discovery Forum in Pyrenees House on Thursday, August 10, with representatives from the Department of Health, the Grampians Health Service Partnership, Safer Care Victoria and key executive and maternity staff from health services in the Grampians Region in attendance. The forum was an opportunity to collectively discuss the…
Learn MoreEGHS launches Strategic Plan
1 September 2023
After extensive community and stakeholder consultation, East Grampians Health Service has launched its Strategic Plan 2023-2027. EGHS Chief Executive Nick Bush said development of the Strategic Plan by the EGHS Board involved development of a list of priority strategies, stakeholder consultation and synthesis of information to set directions and specify objectives and actions that could…
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