News Archive

WGHG has held its Annual General Meeting and presented awards to long serving staff and volunteers. The meeting reported WGHG revenue for the 2016-17 period

Newborns and mothers at West Gippsland Hospital will benefit from the generosity of the Lions Club of Drouin.The group has donated $23,552 to purchase a

The annual ‘Give me 5 for Kids’ campaign run by Southern Cross Austereo has proven successful yet again with $7,981.90 donated to West Gippsland Hospital’s

Join us in congratulating staff who received long service awards at our Annual General Meeting… and guess who won a Life Governorship?! Read more…Forty-two staff

Four of Andrews House oldest residents each celebrated over 100 years of living to mark Aged Care Week.Elsa (Nardi) Ryan is the oldest resident at

If you’re coming to West Gippsland Hospital or Cooinda Lodge Nursing extra time for car parking as major building works are to begin. MORE ABOUT

The Department of Health and Human Services is pleased to invite applications for part time board positions of public health services and public hospitals with

A group of pre-schoolers have seen first-hand that going to hospital can be a child-friendly experience.The children from Goodstart Child Care Centre at Warragul visited

People of all ages and backgrounds with an interest in shaping the future of local healthcare are being sought by WGHG.A new Community Voices group

A recent charity golf day event and raffle has provided an equipment boost for West Gippsland Hospital and the Warragul and District Specialist School.Charity Golf

WGHG has welcomed three new Directors to its Board and farewelled a number of long serving and retiring members.Leanne Williams, Susan Lloyd, and Sarah Lukies

Staff at WGHG have sent a thank you message to the community for supporting the annual hospital equipment appeal 2018. A record total of $103,000

The Haemodialysis Unit at West Gippsland Hospital has a special place in the hearts of the Drouin Men’s Shed.Long serving Drouin Mens Shed member Bruce

Help is here for breast feeding mums!Sometimes even the most experienced mums need extra support and guidance to get off to a good start with

Donations from local service clubs has provided a kick start to the Annual West Gippsland Hospital Equipment Appeal.  The Appeal aims to raise close to

The community is being encouraged to dig deep for West Gippsland Healthcare Group’s Annual Hospital Equipment Appeal 2018.The Appeal aims to raise funds to purchase

WGHG celebrated what it means to ‘give a little change a lot’ thanking volunteers who work across the hospital and aged care residences.WGHG has more

WGHG has been recognised for promoting and improving the health, safety and wellbeing of its 1,000 plus staff.WGHG recently completed recognition in all priority areas

WGHG’s ICAN project is leading the way working with cancer patients to help them improve exercise and healthy eating. The free program, which provides health coaching

120 people teed off in the annual Charity Golf Day fundraiser held in Warragul to support West Gippsland Hospital.The Ambrose team tournament at Warragul Country

Daffodils bulbs are set to bloom to raise funds for West Gippsland Healthcare Group.Once again, the Blyth family at Ellinbank has donated 50,000 daffodil bulbs

Southern Cross Austereo’s ‘Give me 5 for kids’ fundraising drive presented $6,955.37 to West Gippsland Hospital.Children and young people who need to stay in West

West Gippsland Healthcare Group has announced new appointments to its Obstetrics team which provides care for women and their babies.Dr Warrick Pill has taken up

Three new Directors have been welcomed to the WGHG Board.They are Associate Professor David Hillis, Jo-anne Moorfoot and Beryl Raufer. WGHG Board Chair, Jane Leslie,

Five electronic vital sign monitoring machines are helping to improve care and comfort for patients at WGH.The machines were purchased from donations made during this

WGHG’s Community Health Centre at Rawson is pleased to work with Baw Baw Shire and community volunteers to secure the return of a community bus.

A stay at West Gippsland hospital is being made a little brighter for youngsters thanks to donations of buddy bears. The handmade bears were delivered

Volunteers from the Hallora Hall Committee were given a welcome reception by staff and patients in the Oncology Centre at the West Gippsland Hospital. The

Staff and patients at the Haemodialysis Unit have decided to conduct a Big Red Kidney Walk in Warragul on September 10.A machine keeps Alan Woollard

Warragul’s Angela Evison knows the importance of acting fast if you think someone is having a stroke.She owes her life to her three year old

CEO Dan Weeks made a splash at the recent Snowfest Winter Festival in Warragul volunteering to get dunked in an ice tank for charity.Dan joined

People who have been diagnosed with, or survived cancer, have additional support to improve their health and quality of life through a new pilot program