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New Surgery Equipment thanks to North Hamilton Ladies Auxiliary New ‘fine ear surgery’ instruments will be used for the first time this week by Western District Health Service theatre staff, thanks to the generosity of the North Hamilton Ladies’ Auxiliary.The Auxiliary donated $2,800 to the hospital in April with the funds going towards the purchase of the much needed ear, nose and throat equipment, and a pulse oximeter for the hospital’s Midwifery Unit.....more> |
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Six Gold Awards in a Row for Western District Health Service Australasian Reporting Awards Inc presented Western District Health Service with a Gold Award for its 2008 Annual Report for the sixth consecutive year at the annual ARA Awards Presentation Dinner held at Crown Towers Hotel in Melbourne on 4 June. The evening was attended by senior executives of major corporate, government and not-for-profit organisations from around Australia and New Zealand.....more> |
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Exciting change about to happen for women having their babies at Western District Health Service Worldwide, there is a growing shortage of midwives, and the Western District has not been immune to this trend. As the midwifery workforce ages, fewer midwives are available to meet the needs of women throughout the continuum of pregnancy and birth. Many nurses who have chosen a career in midwifery are graduating as direct entry midwives.....more> |
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Full House as Grange Opens its Doors to the Public A stream of people from Hamilton and surrounding districts visited The Grange during its Open Day on June 18th. Throughout the event people were taken on guided tours of the facility by Grange Manager, Peter Francis and staff. People chatted the lunchtime away and observed first-hand the daily operations of the service, which currently provides care for up to 45 aged residents......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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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
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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. |
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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 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 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 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> |