Articles tagged: Great Ocean Road Health
Hospital converting house
Apollo Bay’s health service is planning to free up patient rooms in its hospital by moving corporate staff from the main building to a neighbouring house that would be converted into an office.
Coast’s health service notes increase
Great Ocean Road Health has recorded a consistent increase of patient numbers at both its Apollo Bay and Lorne medical centres this year.
Hygiene habits stop Apollo Bay virus spread
A rise in Apollo Bay respiratory illnesses has health care professionals encouraging residents to take preventative measures.
Barwon health network begins
Victoria’s new local health service networks commenced yesterday, with Colac Area Health now part of the Barwon network.
Coast health service recognised for care
Great Ocean Road Health has taken out a state award for its commitment and community-focused approach to healthcare.
Local treatment a GORH priority
A regional health service at Apollo Bay and Lorne has prioritised creating options for patients to be treated locally this year.
Lorne’s Elizabeths share story
A Lorne healthcare worker has shared the heartwarming story of how she met the woman she was named after through her role with aged care residents.
State award for health chief
Great Ocean Road Health chief executive Sandy Chamberlin has earned a state award which celebrates remarkable leadership and dedication.
Health provider delivers new service
Great Ocean Road Health will lead the delivery of a new and more inclusive support service for people living with and at high risk of chronic conditions.
GORH annual appeal supports infusion service
Great Ocean Road Health is raising money through its annual appeal to expand its medical infusion service and supportive treatments to patients who live in surrounding rural communities.
Care entry limits on coast
Great Ocean Road Health has implemented entry limitations to its aged-care facilities after gastro and respiratory disease outbreaks.
Seachange for young doc
Apollo Bay’s new GP registrar Dr Davy Wong is relishing the responsibility of his role and his proximity to the beautiful south-west coastal waters.
Gastro outbreak
Great Ocean Road Health has closed its Apollo Bay facility to visitors following a gastroenteritis outbreak.
Hospitals post healthy results
Great Ocean Road Health, Hesse Rural Health and Timboon and District Healthcare Service have all reported budget surpluses in the 2021-22 financial year, despite one of the most challenging years for the health system.
Young docs want coast work
Great Ocean Road Health’s GP registrar applications for next year have hit record numbers, despite GP shortages across Victoria, particularly in regional areas.
COVID protocols stay in place
With Victoria’s pandemic declaration and isolation requirements ending, Great Ocean Road Health is still working to protect its consumers, aged-care residents and staff members.
Support for palliative care
Not everyone enjoys talking about the end of life or death, but Great Ocean Road Health wants to make the end-of-life experience as comforting as possible for patients and their loved ones.
Students boost nursing care
Great Ocean Road Health will benefit from new registered nursing and midwifery students, as part of a government investment to support the state’s healthcare workforce.
Census data reveals Bay’s health burden
Apollo Bay’s population is growing, getting older, and dealing with high levels of asthma, arthritis and cancer.
Bay community’s new doc on block
The Apollo Bay Medical Centre has welcomed a new locum doctor.
Health service hubs to facilitate industry training
Great Ocean Road Health and Timboon Health and District Healthcare Service will establish new hubs to form an industry-based network of rural health agencies to facilitate health industry training.
Nurse back from Pacific post
A Lorne nurse unit manager has again put his hand up to assist a neighbouring country with its response to a COVID-19 outbreak – this time in Vanuatu.
New nursing head for Apollo Bay
Great Ocean Road Health’s Apollo Bay campus’s new director of nursing Ingrid Rial says she’s excited to work with a like-minded team to provide healthcare to rural communities.
Groundbreaking hospital initiative
Apollo Bay’s Roger Noseda hopes his long days of driving to receive a blood transfusion in Colac will be a thing of the past, after he was able to receive a transfusion in his home town for the first time.
