EGHS staff provide outstanding care to community
19 December 2021
At the 26th East Grampians Health Service annual general meeting on Tuesday, Board Chair Nancy Panter said that the health service had to again deal with the impact of the pandemic over the past 12 months, and thanked staff who have continued to provide outstanding care to patients, residents and consumers in trying times. The…
Learn MoreEast Grampians Health Service appoints new Chief Executive
30 November 2021
The East Grampians Health Service Board is delighted to announce Nick Bush as Chief Executive, effective from 17 January, 2022. EGHS Board Chair Nancy Panter said Mr. Bush was chosen after an extensive and extremely competitive selection process. “The number of highly experienced and motivated candidates applying for the position of EGHS Chief Executive, is…
Learn MoreWatercolourist exhibits in virtual art show
15 November 2021
Well known Ararat artist Margaret Wright now resides at Parkland House, Willaura, and generously allowed East Grampians Health Service to show her wonderful watercolours in its third Virtual Art Show on the EGHS Facebook page. Margaret studied at art school in Melbourne, winning a prize in her final year, but then followed nursing as a…
Learn MoreArarat and Willaura awarded for flu vaccination compliance
15 November 2021
The VICNISS Coordinating Centre and Department of Health (DH) have awarded both the East Grampians Health Service Ararat and Willaura campuses for their extraordinary efforts for healthcare worker influenza vaccination compliance rates. VICNISS acknowledged those hospitals and health services that achieved excellent healthcare worker influenza vaccination compliance rates for 2021, a year in which has…
Learn More165th anniversary of the death of Sergeant John McNally
15 November 2021
Saturday October 16 marked the 165th anniversary of the death of Sergeant John McNally, killed at Mount Ararat. The first Victoria police officer to be feloniously killed in the line of duty, John McNally’s name is recognised at East Grampians Health Service, with the Emergency Department (now Urgent Care Centre), Emergency Helicopter Landing Pad and…
Learn MoreSwab testing record
6 October 2021
The East Grampians Health Service COVID-19 Swab Testing Clinic hit a milestone in September, recording its biggest day of swabbing since the pandemic began. Staff swabbed 106 people on Friday September 17 and also a further 60 across the weekend. The previous record was 60 swabs in one day back in May this year. Thanks…
Learn MoreCommunity kindness
6 October 2021
Our administration staff at the EGHS Community COVID-19 Clinic received a surprise when they were presented with pampering vouchers from Sarah and the team at Skinco. Our administration staff do a wonderful job coordinating the clinic, taking hundreds of phone calls a week and providing a friendly and reassuring first point of contact for our…
Learn MoreAged care residents learning about ‘germs’
6 October 2021
Residents’ at 70 Lowe Street are learning about hand hygiene through the ‘GlitterBug’. GlitterBug is a range of training products that are invisible to normal light (just like germs) but glow under UV light. It helps teach people about germs and the importance of hand hygiene. The introduction of GlitterBug at Lowe Street follows on…
Learn MorePatricia Hinchey Centre consumers support Legacy
6 October 2021
Patricia Hinchey Centre consumers showed their support for Legacy during Legacy Week. Our consumers were unable to meet at the centre due to COVID-19 restrictions, but our staff continued their regular daily welfare visits and were able to sell Legacy badges during the Legacy Week Appeal. The Legacy Week Appeal has been running since the…
Learn MoreVCE students get the jab
6 October 2021
Young people across the Ararat region are rolling up their sleeves for the COVID-19 vaccination in big numbers. All those aged 12 plus are now eligible for the Pfizer vaccine. Year 12 students and Year 11 students completing final year exams (unit 3/unit 4 exams) were keen to roll up their sleeves prior to their…
Learn MoreSwab clinic staff go above and beyond during winter
13 September 2021
With a long, cold and wet winter coming to an end, East Grampians Health Service has thanked its COVID-19 swab clinic staff for their work in sometimes harsh conditions. The EGHS swab clinic is located in a marquee in the carpark to allow people to drive in and remain in their cars while undergoing a…
Learn MoreRugs knitted for residents
13 September 2021
Members of the East Grampians Health Service Residents’ Support Group have been busy knitting knee rugs for residents in 70 Lowe Street and Garden View Court. Beryl Raselli spent many hours knitting the squares and members then sewed the squares into colourful knee rugs, which have been put to good use over the winter months.…
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