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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 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

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

WGHG is close to reaching its target of $80,000 to purchase much needed medical equipment for its hospital and aged care residences. The campaign has

WGHG is getting into the spirit of NAIDOC Week. Staff, indigenous elders and visitors celebrated with a flag raising ceremony in the garden at the

A new integrated urology service will commence at West Gippsland Healthcare Group (WGHG) from 1st July 2017.The expanded urology program will provide a comprehensive program

WGHG in partnership with Blyth Bros Daffodil Growers in Ellinbank, are once again selling daffodil bulbs in March and April, to raise funds for WGHG’s

WGHG held its AGM on 17th November at the Warragul Reception & Conference Centre, which saw 150 people from the community attend. The proceedings started

Drouin Primary School can say it is one of the healthiest in the region after becoming the first local government school in the Baw Baw

Drouin Secondary College Year 8 students who are undertaking the ‘Hands on Learning’ program have grown a flourishing crop of vegetables throughout winter. The students

The National Heart Foundation of Australia has presented the Victorian 2016 Golden Shoe Awards to Heart Foundation Walking members who have gone that extra mile

The recent Frock Up Death & Dying Event held to raise money for the WGH Oncology Unit drew a large crowd of over 250 people.

The Trafalgar Lioness Club recently donated two cheques to the West Gippsland Hospital. Both the Palliative Care and Oncology Units received $500 each towards new

The children at Yarragon Early Learning Centre were excited to learn about ‘Eating a Rainbow’ when they were visited by the Health Promotion Team from

21 years ago Elise Blyth was born at the West Gippsland Hospital and her grandparents John and Robin Blyth couldn’t have been happier. It was

The Drouin Golf Club Ladies Section recently held their Charity Golf Day which raised funds for WGHG’s ‘Know Your Midwife’ (KYM) program.Thanks to the generosity

The Latrobe Central Group of the CWA recently held a fundraising event that raised $250 for the Breast Care nurse program based at WGH.Thanks to

The Yarragon Lions Club recently donated two resuscitation mannequins valued at $8,485 to the West Gippsland Healthcare Group (WGHG). Media Release

Club 88 recently donated $1,500 to the Oncology Unit at West Gippsland Hospital. The funds will be used to purchase a new chair for oncology

Affectionately known by staff and young patients as Dorothy the Dino, WGH staff recently farewelled their beloved dinosaur as she was loaded onto the back

WGHG’s Cooinda Lodge aged care residence recently received a contribution of $250,000 from the DHHS towards the refurbishment of the communal living and zone areas

The Greenhills Community Benevolent Society recently donated $7,450 to the Haemodialysis Unit to fund three new inverter air conditioners in preparation for the up and

The WGHG Health Promotion Team and Central West Gippsland Primary Care Partnership (CWGPCP) recently completed the Drouin Food Security Project.The project identified whether residents in

West Gippsland Healthcare Group recently conducted a four week ‘Blokes in the Kitchen’ men’s cooking course in Longwarry. Ten local men attended the course, learning

WGH will be the next area where smoking bans will be enforced as part of new state government legislation forcing people to butt out in

The West Gippsland Healthcare Group are thrilled to have appointed Kathy Kinrade to the role of Director of Nursing and Midwifery. Kathy has been acting

The Blyth Bros Daffodil Growers in Ellinbank and West Gippsland Healthcare Group are holding their annual daffodil bulbs fundraiser in March and April, to raise

West Gippsland Healthcare Group is delighted to announce the commencement of a large-scale Energy Efficiency Project which is being financed by the Victorian Government Treasury.

Radio station Star FM’s annual ‘Give me 5 for Kids’ campaign has again delivered wonderful results with funds recently donated to the West Gippsland Hospital.This

A study was recently conducted to investigate and document the communities’ perception and thoughts in relation to the proposed new hospital development. Here are the

Overwhelming community support for a new hospital on a greenfield site will form the backbone for pre-election lobbying for state government funding.With the community clearly

Last week, the West Gippsland Hospital’s District Nursing Service celebrated their 50th year of operation.The service commenced back in September 1964, with sister Norma Symons

Thanks to a significant donation from the Drouin Auxiliary earlier this year, the West Gippsland Hospital recently took delivery of 48 new hospital beds.Technology advances

The Gippsland Sporting and Classic Car Register recently donated a $4,251 cheque to Cooinda Lodge to purchase a portable lifting hoist.Patient lifting devices are frequently

The West Gippsland Healthcare Group is thrilled to receive an enormous $400,000 donation from the Drouin Auxiliary.Auxiliary president Mr James White said the team of

Local Drouin business owner Paul Wakin from Watt A Sparky, recently showed his support to the children’s ward by supplying them with handheld gaming consoles

The annual ‘Give me 5 for Kids’ campaign run by local radio station Star FM, proved yet again to be very successful with a total

Troy Jennings, Aboriginal Liaison Officer was recently awarded Finalist in the 2013 Wurreker Awards, held in Melbourne. Troy Jennings, Aboriginal Liaison Officer for the West

WGHG held their Annual General Meeting on 15th October which saw close to 100 people from the community attend. The West Gippsland Healthcare Group held

Safety and security for doctors, nurses and other health staff at the West Gippsland Hospital will be boosted by a State government grant of $25,000.Read

The Gippsland 4WD Club recently presented a cheque for $15,000 to the West Gippsland Hospitals’ Operating Theatre. The monies donated will be used to purchase

The Warragul Bowling and the Warragul RSL Bowls Club recently hosted fundraising events to raise funds for the Oncology Unit at West Gippsland Hospital. The