Willaura Health Care residents benefit from Auxiliary donations
4 March 2024
Residents at Willaura Health Care and Parkland House Hostel have benefited from generous donations by the Willaura Health Care Auxiliary. The Auxiliary has donated $8,000 worth of items, including three recliner chairs, metal artwork for the residents’ gardens and large format digital clocks for each resident. The Auxiliary raises funds through the annual Willaura Health…
Learn MoreEGHS posts operating surplus
20 February 2024
East Grampians Health Service posted an operating surplus of $230k for the financial year ended 30 June 2023. East Grampians Health Service Board Treasurer Kym Peter reported at the annual general meeting that this financial result, while positive, came after another challenging year for the Health Service. Mr Peter said that on September 22 2023,…
Learn MoreHealth service reports on successful year
20 February 2024
East Grampians Health Service Board Chair Ken Weldin reported at the annual general meeting on another successful year and presented many organisational highlights and significant events. Mr Weldin said the AGM, held in Willaura this year, is an important date on the Board’s calendar as it gives the Board the chance to publicly thank staff,…
Learn MoreInterns experience working in rural Victoria
19 January 2024
Through the Grampians Rural Generalist Intern Training Program, based in Ararat, eight junior doctors are currently experiencing what it is like to practice and live in rural areas. East Grampians Health Service has welcomed the interns through a partnership with St John of God Ballarat, Maryborough District Health Service, and three GP clinics including the…
Learn MoreDoors open to first year medical students in Ararat
19 January 2024
This week, aspiring doctors from rural Victoria commenced their Deakin University medical studies in Ararat and Warrnambool. This is the first time students entering Deakin’s Doctor of Medicine (MD) program have started the first year of their degrees in South-West and Western Victoria. Deakin’s Dean of Medicine, Professor Gary Rogers said the opportunity to deliver…
Learn MoreSolar having positive impact on EGHS electricity costs
15 January 2024
Solar energy is saving East Grampians Health Service more than $80,000 per year in electricity costs following the implementation of solar projects over the past five years. EGHS consumes a large amount of electricity to run its operations. To be more environmentally sustainable and mitigate the financial impact, EGHS installed an extensive 315kW roof top…
Learn MoreEGHS staff clock up long service
9 January 2024
East Grampians Health Service staff were awarded for long service at the Annual General Meeting last year. Staff were awarded for years of service ranging from 10 years up to an impressive 45 years by Vaccination Clinic Manager Sue McAdie, followed closely by 40 years’ service by Nurse Robyn Oliver and Compliance Coordinator Dayle Smith…
Learn MoreEGHS awards scholarships
8 January 2024
East Grampians Health Service awarded scholarships to seven staff at the annual general meeting last year, to enable them to undertake further studies in their chosen field. The EGHS Building for the Future Foundation made available scholarships up to the value of $30,000 to ensure the long-term viability of services. The recipients of the 2023…
Learn MoreEGHS radiographer to study locally to become a doctor
11 December 2023
Local radiographer Avneet Chand has been offered a place in the Deakin Medical School that will be delivered from East Grampians Health Service’s Pyrenees House from 2024. Mr Chand will be well known to many locals as he has worked as a radiographer at East Grampians Health Service for the last four years. Mr Chand…
Learn MoreHonours bestowed by health service
4 December 2023
Jane Richardson and EGHS Board Director Megan Shea Two long serving East Grampians Health Service auxiliary members were named Life Governors at the health service’s annual general meeting. A Life Governor is the most prestigious recognition of commitment and dedication to the health service and the highest honour bestowed, with the Board this…
Learn MoreResearch grants awarded to EGHS staff
4 December 2023
Two East Grampians Health Service staff have been awarded research grants through the Western Alliance Supporting Translation of Research in Rural and Regional Setting (STaRR) Program. After a tight and competitive process, Maree Fraser and Jake Romein will join researchers from Grampians Health and Barwon Health in receiving STaRR Emerging Researcher Grants. Western Alliance is…
Learn MoreEGHS top three in Victorian Public Healthcare Awards
4 December 2023
East Grampians Health Service was named a finalist in the Victorian Public Health Care Awards, Premier’s Medium Health Service of the Year. EGHS joined Echuca Regional Health and South West Healthcare as one of three finalists in the category of 18 health services, with South West Healthcare winning the award. EGHS Chief Executive Nick Bush…
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