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GV Health launches new three-year Strategic Plan

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GV Health has launched the GV Health Strategic Plan 2024-2026, a three-year plan to grow the health service as a beacon of healthcare excellence for the community and for the wider region.

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Shepparton Parkinson’s Conference

GV Health’s Dr Arup Bhattacharya spoke to the Shepparton News about the upcoming Shepparton Parkinson’s Conference, which is running next month for its seventh year.Read the article to find out details about the conference, as well as some common misconceptions about Parkinson’s.You can get your tickets for the conference here:https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1273365… 

World Prematurity Day

World Prematurity Day is November 17.In our Shepp News Friday Feature, GV Health midwife and first time mother Holly Lehman shared the experience of the premature birth of her daughter Poppy.Read the full article here: https://www.gvhealth.org.au/…/final-GV-Health-weekly…

Shepparton’s Biggest Ever Blokes Lunch

Thank you to everybody who attended and helped organise this year’s Shepparton’s Biggest Ever Blokes Lunch. We appreciate the ongoing support and commitment from the committee and community towards funding for our GV Health specialist prostate cancer nurses, Sonia Strachan and Nicole Lewis, and specialist bowel cancer nurse, Lynda Morrison. We can’t wait to see

Greater Shepparton Business Excellence Awards

Congratulations to GV Health’s winners at the Greater Shepparton 2024 Business Excellence Awards on Friday, October 25. Sonia Strachan, Prostate Cancer Specialist Nurse, won the Excellence in Customer Service Award and James Lelliot, Exercise Physiologist, won the Young Professional of the Year Award. We are so proud of Sonia and James’ achievements!

Major Health-Worker Housing Boost at GV Health

An additional 15 self-contained apartments for doctors and other health staff will be built on site at GV Health’s Graham Street Shepparton campus, thanks to a grant from the Victorian Government’s Regional Worker Accommodation Fund. Premier Jacinta Allan announced the project at GV Health in Shepparton, joined by Minister for Regional Development Gayle Tierney, GV

Funding for new women’s health clinic

GV Health is pleased to announce that on Wednesday, October 2, we received funding to support the delivery of a new women’s health clinic.Minister for Health Mary-Anne Thomas made the announcement at GV Health in Shepparton.The new clinic will address the unique health needs of women in the Goulburn Valley and remove some of the

Prostate Cancer Awareness Month

September is National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, a time to shine a light on the most diagnosed cancer in Australia.CFA Assistant Chief Fire Officer Tony Owen shared his experience being diagnosed with Prostate Cancer and being treated at GV Health.Read our full Shepp News feature here: https://www.gvhealth.org.au/…/09/4D-Prostate-feature.pdf  

R U OK Day

GV Health celebrated R U OK Day on September 12. Staff members took the time for an ‘R U OK?’ conversation and listened to each other with an open mind, to ensure everyone felt supported and connected. The national day of action aims to serve as a reminder that every day is a good day

Join the Euroa Community Reference Committee

Expressions of interest are open for community members to join our inaugural Euroa Community Reference Committee. The Community Reference Committee is your platform to: -Strengthen the connection between GV Health and the Euroa and surrounding communities -Provide advice and feedback to GV Health regarding Euroa Hospital and the provision of health services and related issues

Allied health program celebrated

Congratulations to the Allied Health Transition to Grade 2 Capability Program participants! On Wednesday, August 7, we celebrated their completion of the program. Chief Allied Health Officer Joshua Freeman and Deputy Chief Allied Health Officer Sally Belcher handed out certificates and thanked everyone for their contributions to the program. Well done team!

Smiles 4 Miles

Several early childhood services in Goulburn Valley have recently been recognised for their commitment to promoting children’s oral health through the Smiles 4 Miles program. Smiles 4 Miles is an early childhood oral health program that runs Victoria-wide. Its goal is to promote and embed good oral health habits from a young age. The local

GV Health announces new Euroa campus – Euroa Hospital

  From today (12 August 2024), Euroa Hospital is officially a campus of Goulburn Valley Health (GV Health), offering acute care services to the local community as part of the Victorian public health system. This outcome secures local hospital services in Euroa for the long term, following the successful transfer of Euroa Hospital from former

Well done Damon!

A massive congratulations to our dentist Dr Damon Velakoulis, who was a finalist and winner in the recent Herald Sun ‘Best dentist in all of regional Victoria’ competition.Damon says he’s working his “dream job”.“All of the patients here are lovely and rural people in general are very easygoing.”For me, it never really feels like coming

Changes to the Minya Barmah Room

GV Health is pleased to announce upcoming changes to the Minya Barmah Room on the Graham Street campus, Shepparton. The traditional Yorta Yorta meaning of Minya Barmah is a spiritual meeting place. It is a welcoming space where Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients, families, and carers can have a yarn and a cuppa, visit,

Congratulations Emily!

Congratulations to Pharmacy staff member Emily Schreck, who has won Victorian Pharmacy Student of the Year.‘It’s good to see how far I’ve come, from being an anxious first-year to my fourth year,’ said Emily, surprised and humbled by the win.Emily is now preparing for the Australian Pharmacy Student of the Year, which is just a

Head and Neck Cancer Day

The Oncology team have raised almost $800 for head and neck cancer!Last week, for World Head and Neck Cancer Day (July 27), the Oncology team held a Soup for the Soul event.Members of the team brought in a different soup to share with the rest of oncology each day to raise funds and raise awareness

Dental Health Week

Dental Health Week is the Australian Dental Association’s major annual oral health campaign. The campaign focuses on the importance of taking steps to care for your teeth and gums to help keep your teeth and smile for life. This year, the theme for Dental Health Week is Gums. Goulburn Valley Health Dental Services Clinical Director Dr Scott

Thank you RRT!

Today, all staff were invited to a free BBQ lunch at the Graham Street Campus thanks to the generosity of Rapid Relief Team AU.News of the tasty burgers spread quickly, leading to a massive turnout for the event.A big thanks to RRT for their support and specifically the 12 volunteers who made sure we didn’t

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