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...
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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...
Changes to visitation in residential care facilities
The Premier has announced that Victoria has moved to the last step restrictions of the roadmap for reopening. In line with the last step, the following changes are effective in Monash Health residential care facilities from 27 November: Visitation Visiting...
Increased demand for SECASA services
South Eastern Centre Against Sexual Assault (SECASA) has already reported a 250% increase in demand for their services from the same period last year. Other family violence services across Australia have experienced similar demand for their services. SECASA employees have observed some changes to the types of family violence that victims and survivors are...
Bailey’s Day founder receives Australian honour
Patrick Tessier, one of our strongest and most committed supporters of Monash Children’s Hospital, was presented with his Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) last week. Ron Fairchild, Director of the Monash Health Foundation said that Patrick...
Casey Fields ‘Test Tracker’ trial to significantly enhance contact tracing capabilities
In partnership with the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Monash Health is launching its Test Tracker trial tomorrow as part of the statewide strategy to reduce COVID-19 transmissions. Clinicians at Casey Fields will be...
It’s time to talk about family violence
Today is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. It starts the worldwide United Nations 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-based Violence and is an opportunity for us to take stock of our family...