Empowering Elie’s Paralympic dreams
When Vanuatuan para-athlete and shot-put champion Elie Enock was first informed about the possibility of being fitted with a prosthesis, she remembers being hopeful. “I never thought I’ll have a leg one day,” said the Stawell resident, who had lost her limb in an unfortunate accident in 2009. But now, the para-athlete was seeing a Read the full article…
Grampians Health unveils first look at Stawell’s second theatre
Grampians Health is proud to reveal artist impressions for Stawell’s new $5.15 million second operating theatre – a project which will significantly boost surgical capacity in the region. The new theatre will position Grampians Health Stawell as a leading provider in specialised healthcare services including ophthalmology, endoscopy, gynaecology and general surgery. To be delivered by Read the full article…
$37,000 support for MacPherson Smith
Community generosity has not only ensured consultations with GPs and a variety of medical services is much easier for residents at Stawell’s Macpherson Smith Care Community – it has also allowed them to have involvement in their medical care and the decisions that are made. Stawell Hospital Foundation has donated $37,000 to the Grampians Health Read the full article…
Hunter returns with top skills
A leading clinician who gained his first management role at Stawell eight years ago has returned to the Grampians Health campus as its first full-time nurse practitioner. Jarrod Hunter’s extensive nursing and paramedic career began with his graduate year of nursing in Melbourne in 2002 and by 2016, he was working at Stawell as the Read the full article…
Grampians Health team helps Pomonal students turn a page
In the wake of the destructive fires in Pomonal earlier this year, a step taken by Grampians Health’s Nursing & Midwifery Education team led to cheers and smiles among students at Pomonal Primary School. Sue Thorpe, Director Education & Training at Grampians Health and Katie Lovett, Clinical Nurse Educator, visited the school recently to gift Read the full article…
Garry’s lifetime of keeping Stawell cool
Garry Lewis has devoted his entire career to refrigeration maintenance and repairs. To the staff at Grampians Health’s Stawell campus, he is considered a ‘rock star’ – and not because he works in front of many big fans. For more than 50 years, Garry has diligently serviced the coolrooms, refrigerators and air conditioners at the Read the full article…
Grampians Health unveils plans for Stawell’s new theatre to help boost surgical capacity and deliver optimum patient care
Grampians Health Stawell has announced plans for a new $5.15 million operating theatre to significantly enhance surgical capacity in the region. The revised plans for the new operating theatre are set to accommodate many more procedures each month, marking a pivotal advancement for healthcare in Stawell. The planned second theatre will help position Grampians Health Read the full article…
National recognition for Stawell nurse
A Stawell nurse has been awarded a highly-prized scholarship with the Australian College of Nursing. Mandie White only completed her Division One Nursing degree two years ago but has been quickly recognised by her peers as a future leader. She regularly works as a charge nurse in the Simpson acute ward at Grampians Health’s Stawell Read the full article…
Grampians Health secures new eco-friendly accommodation for staff relocating to Stawell
Grampians Health Stawell has secured new accommodation to assist staff relocating to the region. The six new units, located about 200 metres from the hospital and approximately 300 metres from the Stawell Medical Centre, will significantly enhance Grampians Health’s accommodation offerings in Stawell, which already includes about 20 properties in the town. Chief Redevelopment and Read the full article…
Wine and savoury evening pays for new monitors
Money collected from a major annual fundraiser has paid for new vital signs monitors at Grampians Health Stawell’s oncology unit. Stawell Hospital Auxiliary raised $11,000 at its most recent Wine and Savoury evening and purchased the three new monitors to replace old equipment. Oncology’s acting nurse unit manager Majella Hunter thanked the auxiliary members for Read the full article…