Community Health | Bairnsdale Regional Health Service

Complex care all in a day’s work for nurse Kate

For East Gippsland resident Nicole, an encounter with Bairnsdale Regional Health Service Complex Care Nurse Consultant Kate Smith was life-changing. Nicole’s health had deteriorated since moving to our region. She consulted her Melbourne GP via phone but had no GP in Gippsland. She became badly overweight, retaining a great

BRHS Planned Activity Group’s hand-made Anzac Day salute

Members of Bairnsdale Regional Health Service’s Planned Activity Group have put together an Anzac Day tribute with a very personal touch. The Planned Activity Group meets each weekday at BRHS’ Ross Street campus to share time and friendship in pursuit of a joint activity, with a different group of

Reaching out to cardiac patients on Country

Bringing the message about healthier hearts home – that’s the philosophy behind an innovative Bairnsdale Regional Health Service program to improve health outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the Orbost region. With funding from Gippsland Primary Health Network, BRHS’ Aboriginal Health Unit and Allied Health teams

Dental Health Week focused on mind, body and mouth

Bairnsdale Regional Health Service Oral Health Manager Kellie Ringberg said the message for Dental Health Week (7 to 13 August) is “Mind, Body, Mouth“ because the three are strongly connected. “There are links between diseases in the mouth and diseases in the body,” Kellie said. “Bacteria in the mouth

BRHS community celebration to mark NAIDOC Week

Cultural experiences, fun, music, food trucks and a sausage sizzle will mark a celebration of NAIDOC Week at Bairnsdale Regional Health Service on Tuesday, 4 July. BRHS takes a leading role in health care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in East Gippsland and supports NAIDOC Week’s aim

Heart health kits help BRHS to Close the Gap

Bairnsdale Regional Health Service has used its Close the Gap Day community event to launch a practical new kit to help Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People to improve their heart health. Around 200 residents and staff gathered at BRHS to mark Close the Gap Day on Thursday, 16

Health gains a reason to celebrate #IWD2023

On International Women’s Day – Wednesday, 8 March – BRHS takes the opportunity to thank and celebrate all the women that drive our health service. Women’s Community Health Nurse Dianne Gibbs is one of them.After more than three decades in women’s health, Dianne Gibbs says she’s seen many exciting

HoloLens East Gippsland rollout now complete

Bairnsdale Regional Health Service has completed its rollout of groundbreaking Microsoft HoloLens augmented technology across East Gippsland, which is already bringing specialist healthcare much closer to even our remotest communities. Now, Orbost Regional Health (ORH) is considering how satellite internet connectivity that drives HoloLens can be made more mobile

Adrian’s back with new resolve after footy carnival

Adrian Morgan’s Vic Country side did not come out on top in the recent 2022 AFL Masters National Carnival, but he’s back in Bairnsdale and determined to make the side for next year’s tournament. And he met a few famous faces along the way. Adrian, 57, a Koori Hospital

Ashley takes the long road in prostate cancer fight

BRHS’ Ashley Leach is part of a national team raising money and awareness for the fight against prostate cancer – and will travel at least 72km this month to make it happen. Ashley, a Prostate Cancer Specialist Nurse, has joined colleagues around the nation to support The Long Run

Category: Community Health

Complex care all in a day’s work for nurse Kate

BRHS Planned Activity Group’s hand-made Anzac Day salute

Reaching out to cardiac patients on Country

Dental Health Week focused on mind, body and mouth

BRHS community celebration to mark NAIDOC Week

Heart health kits help BRHS to Close the Gap

Health gains a reason to celebrate #IWD2023

HoloLens East Gippsland rollout now complete

Adrian’s back with new resolve after footy carnival

Ashley takes the long road in prostate cancer fight

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