Category: Our Performance

BRHS stronger thanks to new board appointments

Bairnsdale Regional Health Service is welcoming Board appointments that continue to strengthen the health service’s skills and connection to the community. Well-known Paynesville resident and Acting CEO of Workways, Karly McCaskill, has been reappointed to the Board for another term, starting 1 July. Since her appointment in 2019, Karly

Hospital CEOs welcome new Gippsland Local Health Service Network

The following is a joint statement from Bairnsdale Regional Health Service CEO Peter Abraham, Omeo District Health CEO Daniel Cziperle and Orbost Regional Health CEO Vicki Farthing: Today marks a little piece of history in healthcare for our region. The new Gippsland Local Health Network officially comes into being

Shireen drives change by the numbers at BRHS

From her early years in Sri Lanka to an education in the UK and a career spanning 20 years, BRHS Executive Corporate Services and Chief Financial Officer, Shireen Jahan, brings a wealth of global experience to her role. Speaking ahead of International Women’s Day on Saturday 8 March, Shireen

BRHS Medical Imaging gets $2.7m equipment boost

Bairnsdale Regional Health Service has invested $2.7 million to buy three new state-of-the-art medical imaging machines, with another on the way later this year, to deliver higher-quality imaging for medical practitioners and better outcomes for patients. Three new medical imaging devices, valued at $1.2 million, were installed at BRHS

Award win caps off amazing week at BRHS

Culture at the Heart, Bairnsdale Regional Health Service’s innovative program to ensure more Aboriginal people complete cardiac rehabilitation following a heart attack, has been recognised with a new award. BRHS won the 2024 Gippsland Primary Health Award in the “Transforming access to care through inclusive practice” category for Culture

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

Staff Pitch In From All Areas to Handle Record COVID Testing Surge

Well, what a day that was. A new positive COVID case connected to a primary school in Lakes Entrance saw a sudden surge in the demand for COVID testing yesterday. And, as they have been doing for many months now, BRHS staff responded immediately to meet that demand, drawing