Many patients are considered to be allergic to one or more medications, most commonly antibiotics. In some cases these are true allergies, but in many cases they are adverse reactions (as opposed to allergy), or are symptoms caused by the...
As requests are still coming in from across our facilities, the Clean Up Monash Health Day originally organised for earlier this year has now been extended to ‘clean up weeks’. As we endeavour to finish...
The Victorian Minister for Health, Martin Foley, announced the Better At Home initiative from the Monash Children's Hospital on Saturday 14 November. The $120 million funding to bring hospital care to homes is good news for...
Monash Health board member Associate Professor Misty Jenkins has been inducted into the Victorian Honour Roll of Women. Associate Professor Jenkins, an advocate for gender equity, Aboriginal Health and education, was one of 32 names added...
Following the easing of restrictions announced by the Premier, we have made updates to our hospital visitor restrictions effective from 13 November. The changes increase the number of visitors per patient where physical distancing allows, allow...
Following the easing of restrictions announced by the Premier, we have made updates to our hospital visitor restrictions effective from 1pm today. The changes increase the number of visitors per patient where physical distancing allows,...
COVID-19 has had a significant impact on our surgical services and waiting lists during 2020. During this disruptive global pandemic, our Surgical Program and its people have supported us to maintain and preserve service availability...
We can't imagine we are the only ones feeling a little excited that Episode 7 features our Medical Director, Infection Prevention and Epidemiology, Professor Rhonda Stuart....
This NAIDOC week Monash Health is excited to launch a series of Aboriginal art installations created by Dixon Patten. You will begin to see the art appear across our different sites in coming months. The artwork signals Monash Health’s commitment...
The COVID-19 pandemic has meant we have had to find ways to keep our patients, employees and community safe while continuing to deliver high-quality care. Trialling Virtual Care initially across our COVID-19 wards allows treating teams to...