Thank you and best wishes for the Festive Season
As this decade comes to a close, it marks a remarkable period of change and growth for Monash Health. I want to thank you for the role you’ve played in these achievements, including caring for...
December 2019
Keeping safe in body and mind
The festive season is a time for celebration, but for some we know it can be a difficult time.If you notice that someone you work with or care about is not going so well during...
Christmas carols at Kingston
The community at the Kingston Centre shared their festive spirit last week with an evening of Christmas carols.Our employees, patients, and their families celebrated the season with lots of singing, eating, and presents.The packed audience...
A new way to say ‘thank you’
In early 2020, new Say Thank You and Recognise (STAR) thank you cards will begin to appear across Monash Health.The new cards are easy to use and are a meaningful way to let a colleague...
COMPASS showing the way on elder abuse
The Federal Government has launched a new website called COMPASS, to provide information to families, friends and loved ones to help with understanding and addressing elder abuse.Developed by Elder Abuse Action Australia, COMPASS brings together...
Monash Health Clinical Services – Christmas/New Year Operational Plan 2019-20
As in previous years, Monash Health will reduce its planned clinical activity as a result of reduced demand for clinical services during the Christmas and New Year period. This allows people to take some well-deserved...
‘Safewards’ launched to promote reduction in restrictive practices
Unit 1 of Dandenong Hospital's Adult Psychiatric Inpatient Unit hosted a BBQ to launch 'Safewards', a model promoting the reduction of restrictive practices in mental health units.Safewards aims to reduce conflict and containment within the...
Moorabbin Hospital services over Christmas and New Year
In line with normal reduction in demand during the Christmas/New Year period, there will be a temporary change in services provided at Moorabbin Hospital.Care usually provided by Ward 2 and Surgical Ward at Moorabbin Hospital...
Pathology Services over the festive season
Due to the public holidays over the festive season there are some updates to Pathology services.Please note laboratory services for all sites will be the same as standard weekend. Wednesday 25 December2019 Thursday 26 December2019 Wednesday 1...
Plenty of GoodSAMs at Monash Health
We were delighted to collaborate with Ambulance Victoria this morning to spread the word about their GoodSAM app to over 100 of our team members at Monash Medical Centre.Every week, 384 Australians suffer a cardiac...
