Peninsula Health Ward Clerk Nik Connor. Smiling behind the mask, Screening Clinic Ward Clerk Nik Connor is the welcoming face you will meet before getting a Covid-19 swab test. He’s the first point of contact for our community when arriving at our Frankston Hospital drive and walk through testing location, making sure patient registration details …
Peninsula Health Clinical Director of Mental Health Richard Newton. Photo taken prior to Covid-19 restrictions. Improving services to people in the community with significant mental health problems is what drives Richard Newton every day. Our Clinical Director of Mental Health has now been recognised for his exceptional service to psychiatry, awarded with the 2021 College Citation …
Rosebud Hospital’s Jodi Foley joing Lions club treasurer Ruth Aeschlimann for the unveiling of the revitalised store, in a photo taken when rules allowed for masks not to be worn indoors. One of our biggest supporters is entering a bright new chapter. Boneo Lions Club Op Shop in Rosebud today looks almost brand new, with …
Associate Professor David Langton leads the Peninsula Health monoclonal antibody treatment program for severe asthmatics. Peninsula Health is transforming the lives of severe asthmatics across the Mornington Peninsula thanks to a leading program based at Frankston Hospital. The program provides asthma patients with targeted injection-based treatments that are vastly improving their overall health and wellbeing. …
Peninsula Health chief executive Felicity Topp accepts donation at the Bait-ul-Salam Mosque’s annual Australia Day celebration. Today we would like to acknowledge and thank the Ahmadiyya Muslim Association Victoria for their generous donation of $5000 to Peninsula Health. Chief Executive Felicity Topp attended the Bait-ul-Salam (House of Peace) Mosque Australia Day celebration in Langwarrin last weekend, …
Unit Manager Linda Raineri has steered the Oncology Clinical Trial Unit for the past two years. Eligible cancer patients are being informed about the opportunity to take part in a clinical trial, to contribute to the advancement of scientific knowledge for themselves and others with the same disease or condition. “Clinical trials are research studies performed in …
Graduate nurses in February 2020, prior to COVID-19 restrictions. Peninsula Health was thrilled to celebrate the achievements of our 2020 graduate nurses, midwives and post graduate students today. Held over two virtual awards ceremonies, 110 staff members were acknowledged for their tremendous efforts over the past year and throughout the pandemic. Recognition was given to …
Marie Garcia manages the Mt. Eliza Aged Care Assessment Service (MEACAS), serving clients across Frankston, the Mornington Peninsula, Casey and Cardinia. One of our very own has been recognised in today’s Australia Day awards for her contributions to the community. Congratulations to Marie Garcia on receiving a 2021 Holt Australia Day Award. Over the past four years, …
Rosebud Emergency Nurse Unit Manager Jacqui Allen is urging everyone to stay safe by the water this Australia Day long weekend. Sunshine will bathe Frankston and the Mornington Peninsula this Australia Day long weekend, with warm temperatures likely to encourage an influx of people to our region’s beaches and waterways. “Whether you’re on holidays or …
Peninsula Health Assistant to the Director of Nursing at The Mornington Centre Chandra Severn. It’s been a year Charlie Severn never expected. As Assistant to the Director of Nursing at The Mornington Centre, she’s playing an instrumental role in making sure every one of her colleagues has access to PPE. “There have times where it’s …
