Colac Area Health
Testing efforts keep hospital workers busy
COVID-19 testing continued in Colac on Friday and Saturday, as Victoria entered its fifth lockdown.
Birthing diversion averted
Colac Area Health has avoided a maternity bypass thanks to Victoria’s COVID-19 lockdown.
Taking shame out of diabetes
A Colac diabetes educator has called on people to increase their knowledge about diabetes and reduce the shame and blame on people living with the condition.
Screening expanded after new outbreak
A year on from Colac’s first COVID-19 outbreak, district residents are again bracing themselves in the wake of another Victorian outbreak, with positive cases and exposure sites close to home.
Student nurses to help hospital
Student nurses could help administer COVID-19 vaccines in Colac, but Colac Area Health’s chief says they are not required for the rollout yet.
CT scanner upgrade set to benefit Colac patients
A new CT machine at Colac Area Health will reduce the number of people needing to travel outside of Colac for a scan.
Youth worker dives into role
Colac’s new youth engagement officer Myf Austin-Eames is enjoying integrating herself in the Colac community and building relationships with the district’s youth.
Visits back on the agenda
Colac Area Health has welcomed back visitors to its aged-care and hospital wards under eased COVID-19 restrictions.