Meet Juliette, one of our brilliant Health Information Managers, who works to develop, implement and manage patient clinical and administrative data that comes through our health service. In a role focused on the clinical coding of recently discharged patient episodes, Juliette’s first year at Peninsula Health has been a delight. Juliette translates medical terminology as …
Stroke nurse practitioner, Jodie feels very fortunate to be providing stroke education, support and clinical expertise to our doctors and nursing teams, as well as our patients and their familes. Jodie was working at a comprehensive stroke centre as a stroke clinical nurse consultant before she was encouraged to become a stroke nurse practitioner at …
Meet John and his little mate Roxy Peninsula Health’s Homelessness Outreach service, the Mobile Integrated (MI) Health Program, is acting to improve and maintain the health and wellbeing of those who are homeless or living in insecure accommodations. This Homelessness week, we’re spotlighting MI Health client John, whose experience with homelessness has not only impacted …
Stroke survivor and avid lawn bowler, Janice has not let her stroke put her at a disadvantage. The Ladies Club champion had the opportunity to keep up her passion for the sport when she heard that she could participate in carpet bowls as part of the Stroke Rehabilitation Program at Golf Links Road Rehabilitation Centre. …
Physiotherapist, Selina is a familiar face to staff and patients alike at Peninsula Health. Celebrating 40 years of practice at our health service, she is highly regarded for her incredible work ethic, expertise and innovation. She is well recognised for her work in Vestibular Rehab and her use of handmade, unique physiotherapy …
Peninsula Health Pain Management Services On National Pain Week, we’re calling attention to the realities of living with chronic pain and highlighting those who courageously deal with it. Patient, Julie was referred to our Persistent Pain Management Service in 2021 for chronic back pain, which severely affected her daily life and often interfered with …
From left to right: Members of the Pink Ladies Auxiliary Karen Scott and Carol Thwaites stand with Peninsula Health Chief Executive Felicity Topp in front of the new Pinkies tower cranes. On Sunday, 23 July 2023, we welcomed the Premier of Victoria, the Hon. Dan Andrews, the Minister for Health, the Hon. Mary-Anne Thomas MP, the …
Meet Aymee, one of our Registered Nurses here at Peninsula Health! Aymee has been a Registered Nurse with our health service since her graduate year in 2021. However, her Peninsula Heath journey started a year earlier as a third-year nursing student at Rosebud Emergency Department. “I have spent the majority of my nursing career at …
To help kick off our Take a Break for Cancer campaign we held a sausage sizzle fundraiser at the main entrance of Frankston Hospital on Tuesday, 18 July. Staff came out in droves to purchase their sausages and support the Take a Break for Cancer campaign that is raising funds to support cancer services at …
From the turtle of the Yorta Yorta to a whale’s battle of survival; the vibrant world of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island art came to life last night as staff and community members wandered through the corridors of the Tarnbuk Centre, transporting them to land rich of vibrant life and culture; deep seas, central deserts …
