Strategic Planning
17 May 2022
Strategic Plan Survey Participation The Board of East Grampians Health Service invites you to contribute to the development of the 2023-2026 strategic plan. To participate please complete a short anonymous survey. EGHS Staff: Survey link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/EGHSstaff Community Members: Survey link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/EGHSCommunity or Register for a phone interview between 23 May – 3 June (send your preferred interview…
Learn MoreVACCINATION CLINIC ON THE MOVE
9 May 2022
The East Grampians Health Service Community COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic is on the move. The vaccination clinic has been housed in Pyrenees House for the past two years, but will now move to the Ararat Senior Citizens’ Centre adjacent to the Ararat Town Hall next Tuesday My 3. EGHS chief executive Nick Bush said with vaccination…
Learn MoreA circle of support at Patricia Hinchey Centre
9 May 2022
East Grampians Health Service’s Patricia Hinchey Centre has launched a supportive group to assist people to live independently with social connections in the community. The aptly named ‘Circle of Support Group’ meets at the Patricia Hinchey Centre/reading room every alternative Monday from 1pm-4pm, with planned outings also featuring regularly. Patricia Hinchey Centre acting manager Sarah…
Learn MoreThe many faces of the historic Pyrenees House
5 April 2022
Pyrenees House has undergone many transformations in its almost 140 year history, but it has always been a place of care for the Ararat community. Pyrenees House opened as the Ararat and District Hospital in 1886 during the gold boom and more than 100 years later, in 2021, was reinvented as the East Grampians Health…
Learn MoreSmall team with big goals
5 April 2022
East Grampians Health Service’s Cranks and Defibrillators are ready to tackle the Murray to Moyne Cycle Relay this weekend. This year, due to a much smaller team, the group will be riding in the ‘Sunday Striders’ event, a 90 kilometre ride from Hamilton to Port Fairy through the picturesque and challenging hills of Macarthur, rather…
Learn MoreCOVID-19 Vaccination Clinic celebrates milestone
5 April 2022
March 19 marked the one year anniversary of East Grampians Health Service commencing COVID-19 vaccinations in Ararat. In that time, EGHS has administered 25,000 vaccination doses – at the EGHS Community Vaccination Clinic in Pyrenees House Ararat, and at pop up clinics across the region. EGHS has offered all forms of COVID-19 vaccination, including AstraZeneca,…
Learn MoreBreast Cancer Support Group final donation to EGHS
5 April 2022
The Ararat Breast Cancer Support Group has presented a cheque for more than $7000 to the East Grampians Health Service Oncology Unit. The donation is the final presentation for the group, which has wound up after more than 20 years. The group formed as a support group for Ararat women diagnosed with breast cancer and…
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29 March 2022
Learn MoreSale of heifer benefits Willaura Health Care
14 March 2022
The Willaura Health Care Auxiliary is a regular caterer at the annual Mount William Charolais cattle sale but this year also benefited through the generous donation of the sale of a heifer. Principal of Mount William Charolais Rob Abbott and family donated $3750 to the Auxiliary through the sale of the heifer, continuing the long…
Learn MoreFun and games through technology
14 March 2022
East Grampians Health Service’s aged care residents are using technology to play games and have fun. The health service received $38,000 funding through the Public Sector Aged Care Services Enhancing Telehealth and Resident Communication Grants program to purchase the technology called omiVista Mobii Interactive Projection System, as well as a number of lap tops and…
Learn MoreLions donate $10,000 to health service radiology department
30 December 2021
The Lions Club of Ararat has made a significant donation towards the radiology redevelopment project at East Grampians Health Service. The funds have been used towards the purchase of an OPG, which is a dental x-ray machine that produces a panoramic view of the jaw, for the EGHS medical imaging department. The new OPG will…
Learn MoreEGHS staff awarded for long service
30 December 2021
East Grampians Health Service celebrated the long service of many staff at the annual general meeting, including an incredible 45 years’ service by Director Support Services Stuart Kerr. Mr Kerr commenced work at the Ararat and District Hospital in August 1975 and over the past 45 years he has had various roles in the health…
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