The NAMAS that wasn’t
2020 has been an unpredictable year and as if to reflect the type of challenges we’ve all faced, last Friday’s Annual Nursing and Midwifery Awards and Scholarships (NAMAS) event was disrupted by a code yellow. The...
COVID-19
Podcast raising awareness of elder abuse
A new three-episode podcast by comedian and social activist Rod Quantock OAM is not only raising awareness of elder abuse, but it is also challenging listeners on ageist and sexist attitudes and empowering older people to know their rights. The podcast was created by Southern...
Chief Executive COVID -19 Update: 4 December 2020
Yesterday we held Monash Health's 2020 Annual General Meeting and Open Board Meeting. We outlined how we cared for our community during 2019-20, including new initiatives and some of the challenges we faced during the...
A step back through our history
One of the highlights of our Length of Service Awards this year has been the review of our history, with a video capturing some of the key moments over the 45-year journey shared by our...
Our longest-serving share their memories
From the Christmas costumes of years past to their first employee IDs, our longest-serving employees from 10 to 45 years and our volunteers from 5 to 35 years have been sharing their photos and memories...
World Aids Day
Today - December 1 - is World AIDS Day 2020. World AIDS day aims to raise awareness within the community about HIV, the methods of transmission, how it can affect anyone regardless of sex, age, country of...
Chief Executive COVID-19 Update: 27 November 2020
Today Victoria marked 28 days of no new COVID-19 cases. In line with this achievement, we are further reducing visitor restrictions across most areas of the health service, effective Monday 30 November. ...
2020 NAMAS Postponed due to Code Yellow: Details to follow
Due to a Code Yellow. NAMAS 2020 has been postponed. We are working through the details and will provide an update on the event shortly. -- This Friday (27 November), all employees are invited to celebrate and...
Chief Executive COVID-19 Update: 26 November 2020
After caring for Australia's first COVID-19 patient more than 300 days ago, earlier this week we discharged the final patient of Victoria's second wave....
PPE requirements have changed
The PPE Expert Advisory Committee has reviewed the PPE policy, and the following changes have been approved for implementation by the Health Service Incident Command Team. These changes will further align Monash Health policy with...