GV Health Welcomes Professor Wanda Stelmach
GV Health warmly welcomes Professor Wanda Stelmach as a Board Director at GV Health. Wanda’s career spans over 30 years as a breast and general surgeon at the former Preston and Northcote Community Hospital (PANCH)/Northern Health and in private practice, as well as in executive roles at various organisations including Northeastern Metropolitan Integrated Cancer Services,
GVCASA Celebrates 35 Years
Goulburn Valley Centre Against Sexual Assault (GVCASA) celebrated 35 years of services last week. The establishment of GVCASA followed the development of a steering committee formed in 1986 to address the need for counselling services for victim survivors of sexual assault in Shepparton and the surrounding Shires. First opened under the name of North Eastern
Service Awards
Last week we held our Annual Staff Service Awards for those that have reached significant service milestones – from five years up to 45 years! Staff who had reached milestones of 25 years and above were invited to attend service recognition ceremonies. Many staff receiving awards reflected on the connections they have made with their
Welcome, New Nurses
On 29 November GV Health celebrated the incredible milestone of welcoming over 70 relocating nursing and midwifery staff into critical roles across our health service for 2024. It has been heartwarming to see how staff who joined us earlier in the year are now welcoming and supporting those arriving today- creating a strong and collaborative
AGM Awards
Earlier this week, we held our Annual General Meeting and handed out some annual staff awards for the financial year gone by. Our winners are… Excellence in Consumer Experience award: Tia Smith, Clinical Nurse Specialist. Living the Values award: Sharon Clark, Alcohol and Other Drugs Intake and Administration Clinician. CREATE Outstanding award: Kim Read, Divisional
Patients can now access better-integrated care across the Hume region
Goulburn Valley Health and Hume Rural Health Alliance (HRHA) are proud to announce we now have a fully consolidated Patient Administration System across HRHA’s fourteen member health services in the Hume Region in Northern Victoria. Implementing a single, integrated Patient Administration System across fourteen health services is a giant leap forward in our digital health
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