Thank you to our teachers on World Teachers’ Day
World Teachers’ Day, celebrated on Friday 29 October, is a chance to recognise and celebrate the incredible contributions teachers make in our community....
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Chief Executive Alert: 29 October – Severe weather impacts
We are currently experiencing severe weather across the State with damaging winds and widespread power outages. There are a number of impacts across our sites, most noticeably power outages and fallen trees. Importantly patient safety has not...
Dr Jun Yang leads the way in clinical research and practice of high blood pressure
In a recent study, published in the journal Hypertension, Monash Health’s Dr Jun Yang and a team of researchers at the Hudson Institute of Medical Research, University of WA and Baker Institute, found that the...
Infection Prevention – food sharing leads to risk of employee furloughing
While our furlough numbers are starting to come down, there have been some recent cases of furlough which have occurred due to food sharing. As we enter into a new normal in our business and...
Family violence increases in a pandemic
As healthcare workers, it is important to identify family violence and respond to family violence and provide advice to help keep people safe. To support you with this, we have a range of resources available to...
TODAY: Join us at 2pm for a special employee wellbeing forum with two Australian Paralympians
Join us at 2pm today for a special employee wellbeing forum to celebrate Mental Health Month. In partnership with Mental Health Australia, hear from Paralympians Grant ‘Scooter’ Patterson and Ellie Cole....
Moderate risk of thunderstorm asthma today – Thursday 28 October
There is a moderate risk of thunderstorm asthma today, Thursday 28 October. People with asthma or hay fever should stay inside with closed windows and doors, avoid wind gusts before and during the wind change....
Onsite counselling support now available at Clayton, Casey and Dandenong
Employees can now attend onsite EAP sessions with a Converge International consultant at MMC Clayton, Casey Hospital and Dandenong Hospital sites. The service is confidential and available for all Monash Health employees to utilise and aims to...
Using mobile phones on COVID wards
If you are working on a COVID ward, please try to avoid bringing your phone into the clinical area. If you need to use your mobile phone while working on a COVID ward, it should...
Sandown Drive Through Vaccination Clinic to close 29 October
Since opening on 20 August 2021, the Sandown Drive Through Vaccination Clinic has supported many in the South East community and administered over 20,000 COVID-19 vaccinations. This is a wonderful achievement and outcome. Importantly, the Drive...