Following a busy long weekend in Bass Coast people with COVID symptoms are urged to continue to get tested to help contain the spread of the virus in the community...
While we know Omicron COVID cases have been decreasing, we also know that it is critically important that we remain ready for the next COVID variant, and the next influx...
Bass Coast Health delivers a vital service to young families and now from a new location. The Bass Coast Health Maternal and Child Health Service has a new office location...
Bass Coast Health is pleased to welcome the return of surgery to the operating theatres at Wonthaggi Hospital after it was postponed during the recent Omicron COVID surge. Elective surgery...
In the past weeks, Bass Coast Health has recruited over 20 new staff on a permanent basis, following a campaign seeking additional employees to help the health service meet the...
Bass Coast Health is pleased to welcome the largest graduate nurse intake that we have ever had. Sixteen graduate nurses – some who are local to Bass Coast and others...
Sharyl Brockett and her Guide Dog Daisy are welcome new members of Bass Coast Health’s (BCH) team. Sharyl has relocated from Geelong to bring her social work skills to the...
Parents are encouraged to give their teenagers maximum protection against COVID-19 by ensuring they have a booster. Teenagers aged 16 and 17 can now have a booster if it’s been...
The new Wonthaggi Hospital Expansion project is looking fabulous and more exciting works are on the way. In 4-6 weeks, a new temporary entrance to the carpark in Graham Street...
Community members, staff and an expert consulting team (see above) are busy discussing how the new Phillip Island Community Hospital will look and operate when it opens in 2023/24. The...
Bass Coast Health is calling on more people in the community to get a COVID booster to give our community greater protection against the virus. While most people in the...
Bass Coast Health (BCH) is providing priority services to the community as the health service enters the fourth week of its Code Brown Pandemic Plan. Dialysis and maternity are among...
Bass Coast Health (BCH) thanks the Phillip Island community for continuing to support COVID testing efforts after the health service distributed 119 Rapid Antigen Tests (RATs) to eligible community members...
Health services are assisting people with COVID-19 to recover in their homes where possible, via the COVID-19 Positive Pathways South Gippsland Coast Partnership. Patients receive tailored treatment plans as part...
Steeped in the history of the Wonthaggi Hospital, the Bass Coast Health Ladies’ Auxiliary (the Ladies Auxiliary) continues to garner community interest in and support for health services today. The...
Bass Coast Health (BCH) continues to partner with Monash University to train tomorrow’s doctors. The health service is now hosting the first placement of student doctors from the university for...
COVID Rapid Antigen Tests (RATs) will be distributed Monday, Wednesday and Friday from an annex adjacent to the Phillip Island Health Hub, commencing Monday 31st January. Community members will be...
Bass Coast Health (BCH) is encouraging families to have their children vaccinated for COVID-19 to minimise the number of COVID cases likely to result from school resuming from 31 January...
Bass Coast Health is in the second week of its Code Brown and is happy to report that all essential health services will continue to be provided to the community...
Bass Coast Health staff are working extremely hard to keep the community as safe as possible as the Omicron strain of the COVID virus spreads rampantly throughout the community. The...
