2020
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Volunteer Services Team wins 2020 COVID-19 Support and Connection Award
Congratulations to our Northern Health Volunteer Services Team, declared the winner of the Volunteering Victoria‘s 2020 COVID-19 Support and Connection Award! The state award was given to the organisation that achieved strong ongoing support and connection for their volunteers during the pandemic. This award showcases the hard work, creativity and genuine kindness the team has
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Only two weeks left to win a stunning new Toyota Corolla Hybrid!
Christmas is fast approaching, and what better present is there than a brand new car! There is only two weeks left to purchase tickets to the Northern Health Foundation Major Raffle and be in the running to win a stunning new Toyota Corolla Hybrid valued at over $30,000. Proudly supported by major sponsor, Maxxia, the
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Take a look inside the new CSSD!
Our new state of the art Central Sterilising Services Department (CSSD) is now open! The Northern Hospital Expansion Project hit a key milestone last month with the successful move of our CSSD from Level 1 to their new space on Level 2 (opposite Ward 18). Over five days, the dedicated team completed the move safely
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Craigieburn Testing Clinic: Ongoing hard work and dedication
Craigieburn Centre has seen a lot of change since the beginning of the pandemic. Back in June, a drive-through COVID-19 testing clinic was erected in the Craigieburn Centre car park, in collaboration with the Department of Health and Human Services. Since then, the clinic has seen over 30,000 people. Running seven days a week, including
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Gender-Based Violence: Call it out!
16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence is a global campaign to end gender-based violence. The campaign began yesterday with the International Day for the elimination of violence against women and concludes with International Human Rights Day on 10 December. Says Snezana Filiposki, Project Support Officer, Strengthening Hospital Response to Family Violence, “This is a
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‘Dialysis at Home’ patients thriving through lockdown
Lockdown was a difficult time for many of our patients, but for some Dialysis at Home patients, these last seven months brought significant changes and improvement to their life and care. Paula Kuder, Nurse Unit Manager Dialysis at Home, explained most of their patients had home treatments set up prior to the pandemic, and the
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Rino Minniti’s Walk for Cancer
Long standing Northern Health Foundation supporter, Rino Minniti, is walking over 11km to fundraise for cancer services at Northern Health. On Sunday 6 December, Epping local Rino will walk from Northern Hospital in Epping all the way to PANCH in Preston – an impressive distance of 11.3km. Cancer is a cause very dear to Rino
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New SPECTRE project for individualised, safer care
A new collaborative project in the Short Stay Unit (SSU) is improving the pathway for patients to get the right care, at the right time. The Toxicology HDU (High Dependency Unit)/SPECTRE Cubicle Project is aimed at reducing the length of time in the main Emergency Departments for patients presenting with sedation, whether it be from an overdose