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EVERYTHING TO GAIN! - World No Tobacco Day May 31st
Sunday, May 31st is World No Tobacco Day, a day to remind people that tobacco is the leading preventable cause of death, and that more than five million people die every year from smoking. There are about three-quarters of a million adult smokers in Victoria, with research showing that about one fifth of Victorian smokers intend to quit in the next month.....more>
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WOW!!! HOSPITAL APPEAL- $46,849.00
This year’s annual Hospital Sunday Appeal was a resounding success with support as strong as ever, even in these difficult times; yet another demonstration of the community’s commitment to supporting local health services....more>
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Governor of Victoria to deliver 2009 Handbury Lecture
The Governor of Victoria Professor David de Kretser AC will be the Guest Speaker for the 2009 Western District Health Service Handbury Lecture.
The Handbury Lecture has been an annual event of the Health Service calendar for the past decade... more>
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Grange Launch
Western District Health Service’s Grange Residential Care Service Redevelopment was launched on Thursday evening by campaign patron Geoff Handbury AO...more>
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Celebrating International Midwives Day at Western District Health Service
May 5 was a special day for the midwives at Western District Health Service, giving them an opportunity to celebrate and promote their profession. And celebrate they did with an afternoon tea shared at work, followed by a “midwives night out” for dinner at Gilly’s restaurant. All in tune with the aim of the day, which is to celebrate midwifery and bring awareness of the importance of midwives’ work to as many people as possible...more> |
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WDHS “virtually” closing the distance gap for Patients
Western District Health Service is giving patients greater access to specialised medical treatment and assessment through the use of technology. Functions such as video conferencing, image transfer and clinical monitoring can be used to link WDHS to major metro hospitals such as Royal Children’s Hospital and Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital. This Virtual Services technology at WDHS is being used to deliver support and advice to local medical specialists and nurses... more>
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Promoting Healthy Hearts in Cavendish
Western District Health Service Community Services community nurse, Cathy Armstrong combined forces with Go for your Life project officers, Fran Patterson and Brianna Picken, the Hamilton Walkers and Cavendish Primary School students to participate in a walking activity as part of Heart Week 2009... more>
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Special Commendation for Regional Health Service
Western District Health Service’s Hamilton Community Transport Service received a Special Commendation for a Regional Health Service at the
2009 Minister for Health Volunteer Awards held last Thursday evening in Melbourne...more>
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Hospital Auxiliary provides funds for Vital Signs Monitor
The Hamilton Base Hospital Ladies Auxiliary has donated $5,000 to Western District Health Service at its recent Annual General Meeting...more>
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Influenza A H1N1 (Swine Flu)
Western District Health Service and other essential services within the Southern Grampians Shire are together monitoring the situation across overseas countries and within Australia.
Click here to view links to Government and World Health organisations for further information. |
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Colour your way to the Fete
10 March 2009
t’s time for the children of Hamilton and surrounds to sharpen their pencils and check that their textas are in good working order in readiness for the Western District Health Service Fete colouring in competition......more> |
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YouthBiz Youth in Charge of Children’s Activities at Fete
19 February 2009
When it comes to putting together activities for children to enjoy at the upcoming hospital fete, who knows better than the youth of the YouthBiz drop in centre?.....more> |
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Nurses complete Graduate Program
17 January 2009
An afternoon tea was held on Wednesday 12 January 2008 to celebrate our local Division 1 Nurses completing the Graduate Program run over 12 months at Western District Health Service.....more> |
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Nurses complete Graduate Program
17 January 2009
An afternoon tea was held on Wednesday 12 January 2008 to celebrate our local Division 2 Nurses completing the Graduate Program run over 12 months at Western District Health Service......more> |
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Tasting life as a country doctor
17 January 2009
Hamilton Base Hospital is the workplace for four intern doctors for the next 11 weeks. Doctors Matthew Blair, Andrew Lin, Alex Bryson and Andrew Cheng have recently graduated and are keed to experience life as ward doctors and persue their ambitions to become specialists.....more> |
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Christmas spirit alive and thriving at Western District Health Service
22 December 2008
Western District Health Service is spreading the Christmas cheer donating presents to children in need. WDHS volunteer coordinator Jeanette Ryan put the call out to WDHS staff to donate Christmas presents to local children in need within the Hamilton community....more
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Virtual Visits - A national first for Kolor Lodge in Penshurst
8 December 2008
Minister for Ageing Mrs Justine Elliot announced the launch of Virtual Visiting, an initiative linking older Australians living in rural aged care accommodation with their loved ones via video conferencing...more |
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2008 WDHS Annual Report
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