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BRHS ‘baby-friendly’ accreditation renewed

Following months of intensive work, Bairnsdale Regional Health Service Maternity Unit has successfully renewed its Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative accreditation with the Australian College of Midwives. The accreditation, which BRHS Maternity Unit has held since 1999, has been renewed until March 2027. The Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative aims to

Vic Health Minister meets BRHS staff on hospital tour

Victorian Health Minister Mary-Anne Thomas has toured Bairnsdale Regional Health Service as part of a visit to East Gippsland on Thursday. Ms Thomas was greeted by BRHS Board Chair Chris Barry, Deputy Chair Sandy Leggatt and Executive Acute Services/Chief Nurse and Midwife Maree Fellows. She toured the BRHS Emergency

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

Live lift birth exercise lifts emergency skills at BRHS

It wasn’t real, but a live drill to prepare BRHS Maternity and other medical staff for a mother giving birth inside the hospital’s lift had all the intensity of the real thing. The exercise, held last week, tested BRHS staff and procedures for something that, as far as staff

Free dental care for East Gippsland kids at BRHS

Get the dental care your children need without putting the bite on the family budget through Bairnsdale Regional Health Service’s dental clinic. Children under the age of 13 are eligible for free dental treatment through BRHS. Treatment is also free for children from their 13th birthday or if their

Volunteers deliver ‘something special’ to BRHS, CEO says

More than 60 people including members of the BRHS Board and Executive celebrated a year of hard work from our volunteers in a Christmas lunch at Aroma in Bairnsdale on Wednesday. In her speech at the luncheon honouring the impact volunteers have on BRHS, CEO Vicki Farthing said the

Screen time keeps BRHS patients and loved ones connected

In a region as large and as rugged as East Gippsland, distance can make a stint in hospital a lonely experience – especially during the festive season. But Bairnsdale Regional Health Service has come up with a solution to connect patients with the people they love – Virtual Visiting

Recognition and awards after tough year of study

Bairnsdale Regional Health Service has recognised staff who have completed studies this year to extend their skills and enhance their careers at a special ceremony recently. The staff recognition evening, held recently at BRHS, congratulated staff who completed studies in both clinical and non-clinical spaces with the support of

Nurse practitioners a vital cog in our ED team

Nurse Practitioner Week is a chance for us to celebrate one of the vital ingredients that makes our Emergency Department run as smoothly as possible. The Australian College of Nurse Practitioners marks Nurse Practitioner Week from 11 to 17 December this year to recognise this vital and highly specialised ED role.

Jane’s novel trip from Metung to Montana

A COVID lockdown hobby has turned a Bairnsdale Regional Health Service pharmacy technician into a published author who is now a part of an American romance novel dynasty. Jane Hartley isn’t about to change careers but her first novel, The Untold Story of Carol Bingley, is now part of

Category: Our People

BRHS ‘baby-friendly’ accreditation renewed

Vic Health Minister meets BRHS staff on hospital tour

Reaching out to cardiac patients on Country

Live lift birth exercise lifts emergency skills at BRHS

Free dental care for East Gippsland kids at BRHS

Volunteers deliver ‘something special’ to BRHS, CEO says

Screen time keeps BRHS patients and loved ones connected

Recognition and awards after tough year of study

Nurse practitioners a vital cog in our ED team

Jane’s novel trip from Metung to Montana

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