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Remarkable people doing powerful work – there’s a lot happening at BRHS.
Maddocks Gardens celebrates a major aged care milestone
Bairnsdale Regional Health Service’s Maddocks Gardens residential aged care facility recently celebrated its 20th anniversary in style. More than 100 residents, guests and staff gathered at the 90-bed home to toast the anniversary of BRHS’ aged care operations officially transferring to Maddocks Gardens from its former facility at nearby
Nurse Ashley takes The Long Run to beat prostate cancer
It’s the most commonly diagnosed cancer in the local community, and now Bairnsdale Regional Health Service specialist nurse Ashley Leach is leading the charge to help save lives by taking on 72 kilometres of running during September for Prostate Cancer Awareness Month. During September, supporters of the Prostate Cancer
BRHS set for strong year ahead with new look Board
Bairnsdale Regional Health Service has a new leadership in its Board of Directors as BRHS is set to continue delivering high-quality health care to the East Gippsland region in the financial year ahead. Professor Sandy Leggat has been elected as the new Board chair, with Chad Burrell to serve
Man up: More men needed in Aboriginal health, Adrian says
Adrian Morgan with his mother, Auntie Helen Morgan
Spirits not dampened as rain falls on BRHS NAIDOC celebration
Dismal, drizzly weather couldn’t outshine Bairnsdale Regional Health Service’s NAIDOC Week community event on Tuesday, 9 July. In fact, it made for a warm and inviting celebration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture and achievements as the event was moved indoors. The event was a chance for members
BRHS home-based care enhanced with hospital bed donation
When it comes to raising money for Bairnsdale Regional Health Service, the Bairnsdale and District Past Trained Nurses and Associates group never lies down on the job – especially when raising money to buy a hospital bed for a special purpose. The group has purchased a fully functioning hospital
A great, big thank you for BRHS volunteers
Bairnsdale Regional Health Service’s volunteers have attended an annual afternoon tea to celebrate their role in supporting BRHS staff and the health care of the East Gippsland community. For National Volunteer Week (20 to 26 May), BRHS held an afternoon tea for volunteers at The International in Bairnsdale to
Fundraisers boost BRHS care for East Gippsland
Two of Bairnsdale Regional Health Service’s fundraising auxiliaries have made substantial donations to BRHS to buy medical equipment for the care of people across East Gippsland. The BRHS Kiosk Auxiliary, which celebrated its 50th anniversary last year, made a series of donations including: The auxiliary has also purchased a
Bek reflects on her nursing journey and the future
For International Nurses Day (Sunday, 12 May) a senior BRHS nurse, Bek Hall, shares her family’s history with the health service, her career and what nursing might look like in the future. Bek Hall says her family shaped her decision to get into nursing, but it’s her patients, the
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
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
Anzac Day: the tragic story of a Bairnsdale nurse
Today, on Anzac Day, we salute the many, many thousands of East Gippsland people who served Australia during times of conflict. We salute those who paid the ultimate price so far from home, and those who returned to Australia – some safe and well, others with wounds that brought
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